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Public two-year colleges in North Carolina by graduates' median earnings 4 years after
North Carolina public two-year colleges, ranked by median earnings four years after completion, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report this figure for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 4 years after | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham Technical Community College | Durham | Public, 2-year | $57,868 | 870 |
| 2 | Southeastern Community College | Whiteville | Public, 2-year | $51,895 | 711 |
| 3 | Beaufort County Community College | Washington | Public, 2-year | $51,493 | 1,370 |
| 4 | Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public, 2-year | $49,034 | 6,535 |
| 5 | Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public, 2-year | $48,625 | 2,273 |
| 6 | Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public, 2-year | $48,441 | 7,107 |
| 7 | Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public, 2-year | $48,346 | 1,938 |
| 8 | Wilson Community College | Wilson | Public, 2-year | $48,262 | 403 |
| 9 | Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Public, 2-year | $48,144 | 1,376 |
| 10 | Nash Community College | Rocky Mount | Public, 2-year | $48,139 | 708 |
| 11 | Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public, 2-year | $48,138 | 6,035 |
| 12 | Lenoir Community College | Kinston | Public, 2-year | $48,050 | 721 |
| 13 | Vance-Granville Community College | Henderson | Public, 2-year | $47,633 | 768 |
| 14 | Pitt Community College | Winterville | Public, 2-year | $47,389 | 2,079 |
| 15 | Brunswick Community College | Bolivia | Public, 2-year | $47,006 | 642 |
| 16 | Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | Public, 2-year | $46,820 | 404 |
| 17 | South Piedmont Community College | Polkton | Public, 2-year | $46,657 | 597 |
| 18 | Robeson Community College | Lumberton | Public, 2-year | $46,135 | 425 |
| 19 | Bladen Community College | Dublin | Public, 2-year | $46,043 | 382 |
| 20 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | Public, 2-year | $45,910 | 1,620 |
| 21 | Gaston College | Dallas | Public, 2-year | $45,803 | 2,244 |
| 22 | Halifax Community College | Weldon | Public, 2-year | $45,575 | 346 |
| 23 | Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Public, 2-year | $45,381 | 689 |
| 24 | Wayne Community College | Goldsboro | Public, 2-year | $45,147 | 1,708 |
| 25 | Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Public, 2-year | $44,924 | 2,623 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard, institution-wide rather than by one program.
How to read this. This is a whole-college figure across every program, not one program's graduates -- a college with mostly graduate or professional programs will show higher earnings than one that is mostly certificates. Completions shown alongside it are the latest IPEDS total on file.
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