unitid 199926 · Wilkesboro, NC · public 2-year · town (distant)
Wilkes Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 3,028
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,355
35th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
45%
undergrads on Pell grants
88th pctl among public 2-years
completion
55%
finish within 150% time
86th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$9,844
3rd pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$-264
after aid, aided students
1st pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$34,728
after entry, Title IV students
23rd pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$7,625
16th pctl among public 2-years
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 $-1,444 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
- 0-30k53%
- 30-48k25%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $21,928
- First-generation students
- 48%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,572
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.6× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 199 | $36,855 | $7,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 128 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 117 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 68 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 51 | $44,129 | $11,000 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 47 | — | — |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. | 44 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 40 | — | — |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 40 | — | — |
| Agricultural Production Operations. | 34 | — | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 33 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 29 | $61,820 | — |
— 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.