For the year 2024, Rockingham Community College in Wentworth set tuition and fees for in-state students at $1,966, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
This tuition level places Rockingham Community College as the third least expensive public institution in North Carolina for 2024.
Out-of-state students enrolled at Rockingham Community College paid $6,574 in 2024, the same amount as the previous year.
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts charged the highest tuition and fees for in-state students across the state in 2024.
In the 2023-24 school year, graduate and undergraduate students received more than $256 billion in financial aid.
The average cost of college has more than doubled in the 21st century, growing by approximately 4% every year. In-state students can expect to spend nearly $10,000 on tuition alone per year at a public, 4-year post-secondary school. Meanwhile, out-of-state tuition averages $28,386.
Student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging nearly $29,000 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.
| City | Institution Name | College costs |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson | Vance-Granville Community College | $1,944 |
| Hamlet | Richmond Community College | $1,956 |
| Wentworth | Rockingham Community College | $1,966 |
| Thomasville | Davidson-Davie Community College | $1,980 |
| Durham | Durham Technical Community College | $1,986 |
| Polkton | South Piedmont Community College | $2,022 |
| New Bern | Craven Community College | $2,022 |
| Spindale | Isothermal Community College | $2,030 |
| Marion | McDowell Technical Community College | $2,032 |
| Pinehurst | Sandhills Community College | $2,040 |
| Salisbury | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | $2,064 |
| Elizabeth City | College of the Albemarle | $2,242 |
| Raleigh | Wake Technical Community College | $2,254 |
| Winston-Salem | Forsyth Technical Community College | $2,276 |
| Morehead City | Carteret Community College | $2,310 |
| Jamestown | Guilford Technical Community College | $2,320 |
| Asheboro | Randolph Community College | $2,416 |
| Hickory | Catawba Valley Community College | $2,427 |
| Jacksonville | Coastal Carolina Community College | $2,512 |
| Williamston | Martin Community College | $2,523 |
| Hudson | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | $2,526 |
| Troy | Montgomery Community College | $2,538 |
| Washington | Beaufort County Community College | $2,540 |
| Bolivia | Brunswick Community College | $2,553 |
| Roxboro | Piedmont Community College | $2,556 |
Information in this article was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.
