Notable Community and Technical Colleges in North Carolina

This directory-style guide highlights 50 community and technical colleges in North Carolina. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

Institutions in this guide

• Wake Technical Community College — Raleigh, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Central Piedmont Community College — Charlotte, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Cape Fear Community College — Wilmington, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Fayetteville Technical Community College — Fayetteville, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Guilford Technical Community College — Jamestown, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Forsyth Technical Community College — Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Pitt Community College — Winterville, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Rowan-Cabarrus Community College — Salisbury, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College — Asheville, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Gaston College — Dallas, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Central Carolina Community College — Sanford, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Durham Technical Community College — Durham, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Johnston Community College — Smithfield, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Catawba Valley Community College — Hickory, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Alamance Community College — Graham, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Davidson-Davie Community College — Thomasville, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Sandhills Community College — Pinehurst, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute — Hudson, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Coastal Carolina Community College — Jacksonville, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Mitchell Community College — Statesville, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• South Piedmont Community College — Polkton, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Vance-Granville Community College — Henderson, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Surry Community College — Dobson, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Blue Ridge Community College — Flat Rock, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Wayne Community College — Goldsboro, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Craven Community College — New Bern, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Nash Community College — Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Randolph Community College — Asheboro, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Wilkes Community College — Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Stanly Community College — Albemarle, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• College of the Albemarle — Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Richmond Community College — Hamlet, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Southwestern Community College — Sylva, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Lenoir Community College — Kinston, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Cleveland Community College — Shelby, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Robeson Community College — Lumberton, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Isothermal Community College — Spindale, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Wilson Community College — Wilson, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Western Piedmont Community College — Morganton, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Beaufort County Community College — Washington, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Rockingham Community College — Wentworth, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Brunswick Community College — Bolivia, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Sampson Community College — Clinton, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Carteret Community College — Morehead City, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• James Sprunt Community College — Kenansville, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Edgecombe Community College — Tarboro, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Haywood Community College — Clyde, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Southeastern Community College — Whiteville, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• Piedmont Community College — Roxboro, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

• McDowell Technical Community College — Marion, North Carolina. Two-year institution.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES IPEDS. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.