Johnston Community College
Johnston Community College at a Glance
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About Johnston Community College
According to Wikipedia, Johnston Community College is a public community college in Smithfield, North Carolina. It is located east of Raleigh, near the junction of I-95 and US 70. The main campus has 11 student buildings, an auditorium capable of seating 1,011 people, a 4,800-square-foot multi-use/banquet hall, four vocational shops/labs, a arboretum, and three ponds. Johnston Community College has off-campus centers throughout Johnston County, including the Cleveland Center, the Workforce Development Center, and the Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center, a wildlife preserve, and a teaching facility.
Johnston Community College's Online Degrees
Certificate in Intermediate Business Administration
- Required Credits: 13
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Introduction To Business Administration
- Required Credits: 13
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Payroll Accounting Clerk
- Required Credits: 13
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Income Tax Preparer
- Required Credits: 16
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Office Technology Design
- Required Credits: 16
- Format: Fully online
BA in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 66-67
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Networking Specialist Ii
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Operating Systems Foundation
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Network Foundation
- Required Credits: 15
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Computerized Accounting
- Required Credits: 16
- Format: Fully online
AA in Computer Integrated Machining Technology
- Required Credits: 70
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in General Law Office
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Governmental Accounting
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Early Childhood Administration
- Required Credits: 16
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Early Childhood Preschool
- Required Credits: 16
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Early Childhood Education
Degree Concentrations
- Licensure
- Non-Licensure
- Professional
- Required Credits: 62
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Medical Coding Specialist
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Medical Records Technician
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
AA in Medical Office Administration
- Required Credits: 55
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Advanced Maintenance Procedures
- Required Credits: 12
- Format: Fully online
Johnston Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 67% | 36% |
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 Johnston Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $2,756 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $5,042 |
| 30K - 48K | $4,675 |
| 48K - 75K | $5,580 |
| 75K - 110K | $8,004 |
| 110K+ | $9,443 |
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 Johnston Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Johnston Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $41,366 a year, and 85% 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.
Johnston 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 |
|---|---|
| 6,884 | 6,884 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Johnston Community College?
Johnston Community College is located at 245 College Road, Smithfield, NC 27577-2350.
How Safe is Johnston Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Johnston 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, Johnston Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Smithfield has a violent crime rate of 0.50% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.57%. 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 Johnston Community College Known For?
Johnston Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Johnston Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Johnston 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
Johnston Community College ranks #1373 in the U.S. and #5750 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesJohnston Community College ranks #2514 in the U.S. and #8906 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesJohnston Community College ranks #2779 in the U.S. and #7401 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesJohnston Community College ranks #3216 in the U.S. and #11968 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesJohnston Community College ranks #3262 in the U.S. and #13204 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
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