Central Carolina Community College

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#10124 / #2688
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Two-year college in North Carolina, U.S.

Central Carolina Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2688
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$2,741
Graduation rate
45%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
3,237

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About Central Carolina Community College

According to Wikipedia, Central Carolina Community College is a public community college with campuses in Chatham, Harnett and Lee counties. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System. It offered its first classes in 1961.

Central Carolina Community College's Online Degrees

Certificate in Accounting & Finance; Small Business Financial Advisor
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Social Media Marketing
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Accounting & Finance; Income Tax Preparer
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Accounting & Finance: Payroll Accounting
  • Required Credits: 17
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Administration: Entrepreneur Certificate
  • Required Credits: 17
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Receptionist
  • Required Credits: 17
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Administration-Retail Management
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Administration; Human Resource Management
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Diploma in Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
Diploma in Accounting & Finance
  • Required Credits: 38
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Diploma in Office Administration
  • Required Credits: 39
  • Completion Time: 1-1.5 Years
  • Format: Fully online
Diploma in Business Administration, Human Resource Management Track
  • Required Credits: 44
  • Completion Time: 1-2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Administration, General Business Track,
  • Required Credits: 65
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Office Administration,
  • Required Credits: 65
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Accounting & Finance,
  • Required Credits: 68
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Administration, Human Resource Management Track,
  • Required Credits: 70
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Administration: Manager Trainee
  • Required Credits: 17-18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Word Processing
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Paralegal Technology
  • Required Credits: 13
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Criminal Justice Administration
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Diploma in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 38
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Diploma in Paralegal Technology
  • Required Credits: 45
  • Completion Time: 1-1.5 Years
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Criminal Justice Technology
  • Required Credits: 67
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Paralegal Technology
  • Required Credits: 75
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Early Childhood Administration
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Early Childhood Preschool
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Infant/Toddler Care
  • Required Credits: 16
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Library Basics
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Library Cataloging
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Library Programs
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Family Home & Early Childcare
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Library Management
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Library Technical Services
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Diploma in Library Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 38
  • Completion Time: 1-1.5 Year
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Library & Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 66
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Health Information Technology, Certificate In Data Analytics
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Health Information Technology, Certificate In Electronic Health Records
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Medical Office Administration, Medical Transcription
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Medical Office Insurance Coding
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Diploma in Medical Office Administration
  • Required Credits: 44
  • Completion Time: 1-1.5 Year
  • Format: Fully online
Diploma in Advanced Medical Coding
  • Required Credits: 45
  • Completion Time: 1-1.5 Years
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Medical Office Administration
  • Required Credits: 68
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online
Diploma in Health Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 45-46
  • Completion Time: 1-1.5 Years
  • Format: Fully online
AAS in Health Information Technology
  • Required Credits: 76-77
  • Completion Time: 2 Years
  • Format: Fully online

Central Carolina Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
73%45%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Central Carolina Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$2,741
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$5,836
30K - 48K$4,725
48K - 75K$5,108
75K - 110K$8,302
110K+$13,767

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Central Carolina Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Central Carolina Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $37,196 a year, and 79% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Central Carolina Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
7,3577,357

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Central Carolina Community College?

Central Carolina Community College is located at 1105 Kelly Dr, Sanford, NC 27330-9840.

How Safe is Central Carolina Community College?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Central Carolina Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Central Carolina Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sanford has a violent crime rate of 0.17% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.47%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Central Carolina Community College Known For?

Central Carolina Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Central Carolina Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Central Carolina Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Engineering
#6313
World Rank
#6320
Historical Rank
#1214
USA Rank

Central Carolina Community College ranks #1214 in the U.S. and #6313 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Education
#6307
World Rank
#6310
Historical Rank
#1605
USA Rank

Central Carolina Community College ranks #1605 in the U.S. and #6307 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Medical
#8808
World Rank
#8810
Historical Rank
#2491
USA Rank

Central Carolina Community College ranks #2491 in the U.S. and #8808 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Computer Science
#10851
World Rank
#10859
Historical Rank
#2960
USA Rank

Central Carolina Community College ranks #2960 in the U.S. and #10851 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Criminal Justice
#6773
World Rank
#6775
Historical Rank
#3198
USA Rank

Central Carolina Community College ranks #3198 in the U.S. and #6773 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees