Eastern Shore Community College
Eastern Shore Community College at a Glance
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About Eastern Shore Community College
According to Wikipedia, Eastern Shore Community College is a community college in Melfa, Virginia. It is a member of the Virginia Community College System and serves the residents of Accomack County and Northampton County as a two-year institution of higher learning.
Eastern Shore Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 67% | 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 Eastern Shore Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,229 |
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 Eastern Shore Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Eastern Shore Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $36,575 a year, and 84% 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.
Eastern Shore Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 979 | 979 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Eastern Shore Community College?
Eastern Shore Community College is located at 29316 Lankford Hwy, Melfa, VA 23410.
How Safe is Eastern Shore Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Eastern Shore 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, Eastern Shore Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. 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).
What Is Eastern Shore Community College Known For?
Eastern Shore Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Eastern Shore Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Eastern Shore 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
Eastern Shore Community College ranks #2580 in the U.S. and #9708 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesEastern Shore Community College ranks #4136 in the U.S. and #14822 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesEastern Shore Community College ranks #4268 in the U.S. and #16509 worldwide for influence in Education.
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