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College Factual ranked ICC as #1,849 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when ICC held the #1,991 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, ICC is ranked at #72.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Isothermal Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at ICC is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Isothermal Community College is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Isothermal Community College this rate is 59%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,042 undergraduates at ICC with 716 being full-time and 1,326 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ICC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
The student loan default rate at ICC is 20.4%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for ICC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 286 Icc Loop Road, Spindale, NC 28160-0804 |
| Phone: | 828-286-3636 |
| Website: | https://www.isothermal.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,514 students took at least one online class at Isothermal Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,024 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,514 | 918 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,024 | 2,024 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,355 | 653 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,312 | 537 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,127 | 409 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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