Wayne Community College

Goldsboro, North Carolina · Public

Of 19 assessed programs, 17 leave graduates out-earning a typical North Carolina high-school graduate (about $34,059/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 30 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$1,371
$30k to $48k	$2,169
$48k to $75k	$3,271
$75k to $110k	$4,601
$110k and up	$7,179
All families (average)	$2,245

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

19 of 49 programs could be assessed 39% 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	$42,057	+$7,998	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	198
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,756	+$3,697	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	161
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,956	+$8,897	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	160
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,592	-$1,467	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	138
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,485	+$14,426	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	98
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,059	+$4,000	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,622	+$6,563	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,502	+$2,443	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$75,708	+$41,649	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$40,883	+$6,824	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$23,743	-$10,316	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$55,608	+$21,549	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,009	+$10,950	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$66,307	+$32,248	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$37,395	+$3,336	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,169	+$6,110	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$55,464	+$21,405	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$52,586	+$18,527	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,156	+$1,097	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Forestry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Agricultural Business and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Homeland Security	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Agricultural Business and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Forestry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Design	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
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Animal Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	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.