Mayland Community College
Mayland Community College at a Glance
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About Mayland Community College
According to Wikipedia, Mayland Community College is a public community college in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The college also operates learning centers in Newland and Burnsville. The name of the college is derived from the three counties it primarily serves: Mitchell, Avery, and Yancey. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System.
Mayland Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 76% | 43% |
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 Mayland Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $2,626 |
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 Mayland Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Mayland Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $37,041 a year, and 81% 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.
Mayland 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 |
|---|---|
| 1,131 | 1,131 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Mayland Community College?
Mayland Community College is located at 200 Mayland Drive, Spruce Pine, NC 28777.
How Safe is Mayland Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Mayland 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, Mayland Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Spruce Pine has a violent crime rate of 0.09% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.55%. 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 Mayland Community College Known For?
Mayland Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Mayland Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Mayland 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
Mayland Community College ranks #877 in the U.S. and #1657 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesMayland Community College ranks #1227 in the U.S. and #3159 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesMayland Community College ranks #2871 in the U.S. and #10288 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees