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Liberal Arts & Humanities community-college programs in North Carolina

32 community colleges in North Carolina report awarding credentials in Liberal Arts & Humanities. Broad transfer-oriented general education preparing students for a four-year degree. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Liberal Arts & Humanities program in North Carolina, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with North Carolina public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within North Carolina published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for North Carolina and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy64%
  2. Louisburg CollegeLouisburg43%
  3. Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington43%
  4. South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton41%
  5. Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson40%
  6. Craven Community CollegeNew Bern39%
  7. Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville38%
  8. Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory37%
  9. Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst37%
  10. Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson37%
  11. Bladen Community CollegeDublin36%
  12. Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth36%
  13. Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia34%
  14. College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City33%
  15. Halifax Community CollegeWeldon33%
  16. Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie32%
  17. McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion31%
  18. Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham31%
  19. Cleveland Community CollegeShelby31%
  20. Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville30%
  21. Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro29%
  22. Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton27%
  23. Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine26%
  24. Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown25%
  25. Wilson Community CollegeWilson23%
  26. Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford22%
  27. Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem22%
  28. Haywood Community CollegeClyde22%
  29. Pitt Community CollegeWinterville22%
  30. Sampson Community CollegeClinton19%
  31. Robeson Community CollegeLumberton18%
  32. Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte0%

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