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Wayne Community College landed the #1,720 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Wayne Community College is also ranked #62 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.
Wayne Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Wayne Community College it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
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 Wayne Community College is 27%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 80% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Wayne Community College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,701 undergraduates at Wayne Community College with 977 being full-time and 1,724 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 Wayne Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Wayne Community College, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $5,485 a year. That adds up to $21,940 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Wayne Community College is 3.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Wayne Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3000 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC 27534-8002 |
| Phone: | 919-735-5151 |
| Website: | www.waynecc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 198 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 197 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 184 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 157 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 104 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 64 | NA |
| Accounting | 61 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 52 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 47 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 44 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 1,850 students took at least one online class at Wayne Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,216 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,850 | 1,257 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,216 | 1,333 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,636 | 1,145 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,801 | 659 |
Learn more about online learning at Wayne Community College.
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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