Carteret Community College

Morehead City, North Carolina · Public

All 5 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059/yr). Another 37 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,411
$30k to $48k	$9,212
$48k to $75k	$10,321
$75k to $110k	$15,701
All families (average)	$10,764

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

5 of 42 programs could be assessed 12% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical North Carolina high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$41,798	+$7,739	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	107
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$60,840	+$26,781	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,820	+$5,761	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,893	+$2,834	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$64,212	+$30,153	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,059/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.