For the year 2024, Richmond Community College in Hamlet set tuition and fees for in-state students at $1,956, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
This places the college as the second least expensive public institution in North Carolina for 2024.
In-state tuition and fees dropped by $596 compared to the previous year.
Out-of-state students at Richmond Community College paid $6,564 in 2024, reflecting a $2,132 decrease from the prior year.
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts had the highest tuition and fees for in-state students in the state in 2024.
In the 2023-24 school year, graduate and undergraduate students received more than $256 billion in financial aid.
The average cost of college has more than doubled in the 21st century, growing by approximately 4% every year. In-state students can expect to spend nearly $10,000 on tuition alone per year at a public, 4-year post-secondary school. Meanwhile, out-of-state tuition averages $28,386.
Student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging nearly $29,000 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.
| City | Institution Name | College costs |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson | Vance-Granville Community College | $1,944 |
| Hamlet | Richmond Community College | $1,956 |
| Wentworth | Rockingham Community College | $1,966 |
| Thomasville | Davidson-Davie Community College | $1,980 |
| Durham | Durham Technical Community College | $1,986 |
| Polkton | South Piedmont Community College | $2,022 |
| New Bern | Craven Community College | $2,022 |
| Spindale | Isothermal Community College | $2,030 |
| Marion | McDowell Technical Community College | $2,032 |
| Pinehurst | Sandhills Community College | $2,040 |
| Salisbury | Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | $2,064 |
| Elizabeth City | College of the Albemarle | $2,242 |
| Raleigh | Wake Technical Community College | $2,254 |
| Winston-Salem | Forsyth Technical Community College | $2,276 |
| Morehead City | Carteret Community College | $2,310 |
| Jamestown | Guilford Technical Community College | $2,320 |
| Asheboro | Randolph Community College | $2,416 |
| Hickory | Catawba Valley Community College | $2,427 |
| Jacksonville | Coastal Carolina Community College | $2,512 |
| Williamston | Martin Community College | $2,523 |
| Hudson | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | $2,526 |
| Troy | Montgomery Community College | $2,538 |
| Washington | Beaufort County Community College | $2,540 |
| Bolivia | Brunswick Community College | $2,553 |
| Roxboro | Piedmont Community College | $2,556 |
Information in this article was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.
