Rockingham Community College maintained its in-state tuition rates for the 2022-23 academic year, as revealed in the latest report, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Residents of North Carolina paid $1,966 to attend the two-year public college for both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years.
Students from out of state faced tuition costs 234.4% higher than residents in 2022-23, amounting to $6,574, unchanged from the previous year.
The entire undergraduate student body at the college consists of North Carolina residents.
According to data, 86% of full-time undergraduates who enrolled at Rockingham Community College in 2022-23 received some form of financial aid. A total of 125 students were awarded grants or scholarships amounting to $754,057.
Across all undergraduate students, 998 received grants or scholarships totaling $7.2 million.
Undergraduate education costs have seen a significant increase over the past few decades. Data shows a 169% rise in the average total cost, including tuition, fees, room, and board, between 1980 and 2020.
According to a 2023 College Board report, in-state students at public universities paid an average of $11,260, while out-of-state students paid $29,150 in the 2023-24 academic year.
Meanwhile, student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging a total of $28,950 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.
Available data sometimes exceeds 100% due to rounding and administrative calculations.
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Rockingham Community College in the 2022-23 school year.
| Type of Aid | Number of students awarded aid | Percent awarded aid | Total amount of aid awarded | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 91 | 62% | $613,616 | $6,743 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 58 | 40% | $125,916 | $2,171 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 15 | 10% | $14,525 | $968 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 125 | 86% | $754,057 | $6,032 |
| Federal student loans | 0 | 0% | $0 | $0 |
| Other student loans | 0 | 1% | $0 | $0 |
| Student loan aid | 0 | 1% | $0 | $0 |
| Total student aid | 125 | 86% | $754,057 | $6,032 |
Information in this story was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.
