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Highest earning associate's business administration programs in North Carolina
North Carolina business administration programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | Public, 2-year | $41,425 | 32 |
| 2 | Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | Public, 2-year | $41,278 | 44 |
| 3 | Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public, 2-year | $39,760 | 48 |
| 4 | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public, 2-year | $37,124 | 57 |
| 5 | Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public, 2-year | $36,962 | 58 |
| 6 | Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Public, 2-year | $35,699 | 65 |
| 7 | Pitt Community College | Winterville | Public, 2-year | $35,156 | 52 |
| 8 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | Public, 2-year | $32,651 | 30 |
| 9 | Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Public, 2-year | $31,162 | 33 |
| 10 | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | Public, 2-year | $28,870 | 31 |
| 11 | Miller-Motte College | Wilmington | For-profit, 4-year | $23,907 | 295 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.