unitid 198570 · Dallas, NC · public 2-year · suburb (midsize)
Gaston College
- enrollment 2023
- 7,071
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
3,518
66th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
26%
undergrads on Pell grants
35th pctl among public 2-years
completion
63%
finish within 150% time
91st pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$16,866
70th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$6,592
after aid, aided students
40th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$35,386
after entry, Title IV students
27th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
not reported
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $5,784 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k56%
- 30-48k25%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $19,769
- First-generation students
- 48%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,186
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biotechnology. | 531 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 419 | $38,243 | $6,334 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 200 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 159 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 95 | $59,459 | $13,576 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 89 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 81 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 64 | — | — |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 60 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 51 | $64,239 | $12,750 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 50 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 43 | $33,912 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.