North Carolina has 64 private and 16 public 4-year colleges that enroll 263,155 freshman students every year. The average tuition of public colleges is $4,266 (for in-state students) and $18,528 (for out-of-state students). The private colleges charge around $19,807 per year in tuition regardless of residency.
In the 2016-2017 academic year, the state of North Carolina provided $59,417,839 in financial aid to 17,047 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates, while the colleges themselves awarded $293,027,207 in grant and scholarships to 29,033 students.
North Carolina receives 3.1% of the total pell grant allotment from the federal government. In 2016-2017 academic year, 18,637 4-year colleges freshmen were awarded a total amount of $84,912,425 in pell grant ($4,493 per student on average) and 28,816 students received a total amount of $168,426,597 in the form of student loan from the federal government ($6,428 per student on average).
College Name | College Type | Net Price | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition | Acceptance rate |
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Apex School of Theology
Location: Durham, NC |
Private not for profit |
$9,727 | $4,800 | $4,800 |
Open admission
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Appalachian State University
Location: Boone, NC |
Public | $10,167 | $4,159 | $18,675 |
68%
|
Barton College
Location: Wilson, NC |
Private not for profit |
$21,293 | $26,670 | $26,670 |
41%
|
Belmont Abbey College
Location: Belmont, NC |
Private not for profit |
$23,247 | $18,500 | $18,500 |
97%
|
Bennett College
Location: Greensboro, NC |
Private not for profit |
$22,482 | $15,964 | $15,964 |
98%
|
Brevard College
Location: Brevard, NC |
Private not for profit |
$20,864 | $27,550 | $27,550 |
42%
|
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
Location: Concord, NC |
Private not for profit |
$14,068 | $11,948 | $11,948 | |
Campbell University
Location: Buies Creek, NC |
Private not for profit |
$25,483 | $28,800 | $28,800 |
81%
|
Carolina Christian College
Location: Winston Salem, NC |
Private not for profit |
$3,500 | $3,500 |
Open admission
|
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Carolina College of Biblical Studies
Location: Fayetteville, NC |
Private not for profit |
$5,040 | $5,040 |
Open admission
|
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Catawba College
Location: Salisbury, NC |
Private not for profit |
$19,275 | $29,333 | $29,333 |
47%
|
Chamberlain College of Nursing-North Carolina
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private for profit |
$18,630 | $18,630 | ||
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private not for profit |
Open admission
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Charlotte School of Law
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private for profit |
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Chowan University
Location: Murfreesboro, NC |
Private not for profit |
$16,717 | $23,930 | $23,930 |
57%
|
Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts
Location: Asheville, NC |
Private for profit |
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Davidson College
Location: Davidson, NC |
Private not for profit |
$27,897 | $47,897 | $47,897 |
20%
|
DeVry University-North Carolina
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private for profit |
$26,044 | $19,488 | $19,488 |
80%
|
Duke University
Location: Durham, NC |
Private not for profit |
$19,950 | $49,575 | $49,575 |
11%
|
East Carolina University
Location: Greenville, NC |
Public | $12,817 | $4,365 | $20,323 |
70%
|
Elizabeth City State University
Location: Elizabeth City, NC |
Public | $3,156 | $2,800 | $15,771 |
57%
|
Elon University
Location: Elon, NC |
Private not for profit |
$34,168 | $32,685 | $32,685 |
60%
|
Fayetteville State University
Location: Fayetteville, NC |
Public | $5,787 | $2,923 | $14,531 |
59%
|
Gardner-Webb University
Location: Boiling Springs, NC |
Private not for profit |
$23,624 | $29,420 | $29,420 |
52%
|
Grace College of Divinity
Location: Fayetteville, NC |
Private not for profit |
$9,638 | $4,080 | $4,080 |
75%
|
Greensboro College
Location: Greensboro, NC |
Private not for profit |
$26,305 | $27,350 | $27,350 |
36%
|
Guilford College
Location: Greensboro, NC |
Private not for profit |
$26,606 | $33,710 | $33,710 |
61%
|
Heritage Bible College
Location: Dunn, NC |
Private not for profit |
$9,503 | $8,400 | $8,400 |
Open admission
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High Point University
Location: High Point, NC |
Private not for profit |
$38,317 | $29,450 | $29,450 |
79%
|
Hood Theological Seminary
Location: Salisbury, NC |
Private not for profit |
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John Wesley University
Location: High Point, NC |
Private not for profit |
$20,768 | $10,500 | $10,500 |
39%
|
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private not for profit |
$25,803 | $30,396 | $30,396 |
82%
|
Johnson C Smith University
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private not for profit |
$18,974 | $15,466 | $15,466 |
45%
|
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine
Location: Sugar Grove, NC |
Private not for profit |
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Lees-McRae College
Location: Banner Elk, NC |
Private not for profit |
$24,251 | $24,878 | $24,878 |
63%
|
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Location: Hickory, NC |
Private not for profit |
$18,291 | $33,730 | $33,730 |
70%
|
Living Arts College
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Private for profit |
$24,016 | $15,973 | $15,973 |
88%
|
Livingstone College
Location: Salisbury, NC |
Private not for profit |
$17,655 | $15,454 | $15,454 |
48%
|
Mars Hill University
Location: Mars Hill, NC |
Private not for profit |
$17,170 | $27,176 | $27,176 |
57%
|
Meredith College
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Private not for profit |
$25,597 | $34,807 | $34,807 |
61%
|
Methodist University
Location: Fayetteville, NC |
Private not for profit |
$30,543 | $31,634 | $31,634 |
55%
|
Mid-Atlantic Christian University
Location: Elizabeth City, NC |
Private not for profit |
$15,864 | $13,600 | $13,600 |
46%
|
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington
Location: Wilmington, NC |
Private for profit |
$21,806 | $9,720 | $9,720 |
Open admission
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Montreat College
Location: Montreat, NC |
Private not for profit |
$19,427 | $24,740 | $24,740 |
61%
|
North Carolina A & T State University
Location: Greensboro, NC |
Public | $9,548 | $3,470 | $16,230 |
54%
|
North Carolina Central University
Location: Durham, NC |
Public | $10,835 | $3,655 | $16,113 |
67%
|
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Public | $13,066 | $6,407 | $23,926 |
48%
|
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Location: Rocky Mount, NC |
Private not for profit |
$17,814 | $29,000 | $29,000 |
62%
|
Pfeiffer University
Location: Misenheimer, NC |
Private not for profit |
$19,543 | $28,000 | $28,000 |
44%
|
Piedmont International University
Location: Winston-Salem, NC |
Private not for profit |
$15,332 | $8,850 | $8,850 |
36%
|
Queens University of Charlotte
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private not for profit |
$26,386 | $31,360 | $31,360 |
83%
|
Saint Augustine's University
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Private not for profit |
$21,078 | $12,890 | $12,890 |
73%
|
Salem College
Location: Winston-Salem, NC |
Private not for profit |
$17,013 | $27,040 | $27,040 |
57%
|
Shaw University
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Private not for profit |
$18,126 | $11,908 | $11,908 |
49%
|
Shepherds Theological Seminary
Location: Cary, NC |
Private not for profit |
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South University-High Point
Location: High Point, NC |
Private for profit |
$23,168 | $17,297 | $17,297 |
Open admission
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Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Location: Wake Forest, NC |
Private not for profit |
$8,217 | $9,960 | $9,960 |
76%
|
St Andrews University
Location: Laurinburg, NC |
Private not for profit |
$25,682 | $25,874 | $25,874 |
56%
|
Strayer University-North Carolina
Location: Morrisville, NC |
Private for profit |
$25,709 | $12,780 | $12,780 |
Open admission
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The Art Institute of Charlotte
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private for profit |
$21,344 | $17,028 | $17,028 |
Open admission
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The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham
Location: Durham, NC |
Private for profit |
$24,252 | $17,028 | $17,028 |
Open admission
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University of Mount Olive
Location: Mount Olive, NC |
Private not for profit |
$15,063 | $19,000 | $19,000 |
48%
|
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Location: Asheville, NC |
Public | $11,571 | $4,041 | $20,436 |
76%
|
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Location: Chapel Hill, NC |
Public | $10,077 | $6,881 | $31,963 |
27%
|
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Public | $12,084 | $3,737 | $16,908 |
62%
|
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Location: Greensboro, NC |
Public | $10,403 | $4,335 | $19,197 |
74%
|
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Location: Pembroke, NC |
Public | $10,566 | $3,531 | $14,475 |
74%
|
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Location: Winston-Salem, NC |
Public | $13,452 | $6,370 | $21,840 |
54%
|
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Location: Wilmington, NC |
Public | $16,218 | $4,356 | $18,325 |
72%
|
University of Phoenix-North Carolina
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private for profit |
$17,811 |
Open admission
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Wake Forest University
Location: Winston-Salem, NC |
Private not for profit |
$23,826 | $48,746 | $48,746 |
30%
|
Warren Wilson College
Location: Swannanoa, NC |
Private not for profit |
$26,713 | $33,260 | $33,260 |
82%
|
Western Carolina University
Location: Cullowhee, NC |
Public | $13,646 | $3,893 | $14,286 |
41%
|
William Peace University
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Private not for profit |
$23,345 | $26,880 | $26,880 |
63%
|
Wingate University
Location: Wingate, NC |
Private not for profit |
$17,307 | $29,170 | $29,170 |
70%
|
Winston-Salem State University
Location: Winston-Salem, NC |
Public | $10,340 | $3,335 | $13,446 |
63%
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College Name | College Type | Net Price | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition | Acceptance rate |
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Alamance Community College
Location: Graham, NC |
Public | $9,612 | $2,160 | $8,040 |
Open admission
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Location: Asheville, NC |
Public | $8,356 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Beaufort County Community College
Location: Washington, NC |
Public | $10,203 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Bladen Community College
Location: Dublin, NC |
Public | $11,467 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Blue Ridge Community College
Location: Flat Rock, NC |
Public | $8,143 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Brightwood College-Charlotte
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private for profit |
$21,091 | $16,165 | $16,165 |
Open admission
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Brunswick Community College
Location: Bolivia, NC |
Public | $7,249 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Location: Hudson, NC |
Public | $11,295 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Cape Fear Community College
Location: Wilmington, NC |
Public | $8,778 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Carolinas College of Health Sciences
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Public | $21,895 | $11,086 | $11,086 |
31%
|
Carteret Community College
Location: Morehead City, NC |
Public | $13,132 | $2,736 | $9,648 |
Open admission
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Catawba Valley Community College
Location: Hickory, NC |
Public | $9,608 | $2,128 | $7,504 |
Open admission
|
Central Carolina Community College
Location: Sanford, NC |
Public | $7,535 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Central Piedmont Community College
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Public | $7,461 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Cleveland Community College
Location: Shelby, NC |
Public | $454 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Coastal Carolina Community College
Location: Jacksonville, NC |
Public | $9,800 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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College of the Albemarle
Location: Elizabeth City, NC |
Public | $6,836 | $2,080 | $6,705 |
Open admission
|
Craven Community College
Location: New Bern, NC |
Public | $8,028 | $1,824 | $6,432 |
Open admission
|
Davidson County Community College
Location: Thomasville, NC |
Public | $6,301 | $2,434 | $8,578 |
Open admission
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Durham Technical Community College
Location: Durham, NC |
Public | $8,031 | $1,748 | $6,296 |
Open admission
|
Edgecombe Community College
Location: Tarboro, NC |
Public | $7,719 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Fayetteville Technical Community College
Location: Fayetteville, NC |
Public | $3,157 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Forsyth Technical Community College
Location: Winston-Salem, NC |
Public | $5,402 | $1,906 | $6,688 |
Open admission
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Gaston College
Location: Dallas, NC |
Public | $10,767 | $2,290 | $8,436 |
Open admission
|
Guilford Technical Community College
Location: Jamestown, NC |
Public | $10,483 | $2,128 | $6,968 |
Open admission
|
Halifax Community College
Location: Weldon, NC |
Public | $3,019 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Harrison College-Morrisville
Location: Morrisville, NC |
Private for profit |
$21,913 | $14,400 | $14,400 | |
Haywood Community College
Location: Clyde, NC |
Public | $8,402 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Isothermal Community College
Location: Spindale, NC |
Public | $4,976 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
James Sprunt Community College
Location: Kenansville, NC |
Public | $5,557 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Johnston Community College
Location: Smithfield, NC |
Public | $6,736 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
King's College
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private for profit |
$16,202 | $14,320 | $14,320 |
89%
|
Lenoir Community College
Location: Kinston, NC |
Public | $7,646 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Louisburg College
Location: Louisburg, NC |
Private not for profit |
$17,351 | $15,388 | $15,388 |
75%
|
Martin Community College
Location: Williamston, NC |
Public | $5,594 | $1,824 | $6,432 |
Open admission
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Mayland Community College
Location: Spruce Pine, NC |
Public | $7,597 | $2,304 | $8,448 |
Open admission
|
McDowell Technical Community College
Location: Marion, NC |
Public | $4,169 | $1,824 | $6,432 |
Open admission
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Mercy School of Nursing
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Public | ||||
Miller-Motte College-Cary
Location: Cary, NC |
Private for profit |
$20,835 | $9,684 | $9,684 |
Open admission
|
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville
Location: Fayetteville, NC |
Private for profit |
$21,624 | $9,792 | $9,792 |
Open admission
|
Miller-Motte College-Greenville
Location: Greenville, NC |
Private for profit |
$20,125 | $9,828 | $9,828 |
Open admission
|
Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville
Location: Jacksonville, NC |
Private for profit |
$20,685 | $9,360 | $9,360 |
Open admission
|
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Private for profit |
$19,112 | $9,648 | $9,648 |
Open admission
|
Mitchell Community College
Location: Statesville, NC |
Public | $7,385 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Montgomery Community College
Location: Troy, NC |
Public | $8,045 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
NASCAR Technical Institute
Location: Mooresville, NC |
Private for profit |
$19,780 | $42,315 | $42,315 |
Open admission
|
Nash Community College
Location: Rocky Mount, NC |
Public | $6,988 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Pamlico Community College
Location: Grantsboro, NC |
Public | $3,456 | $1,824 | $6,432 |
Open admission
|
Piedmont Community College
Location: Roxboro, NC |
Public | $7,367 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Pitt Community College
Location: Winterville, NC |
Public | $5,660 | $1,824 | $6,432 |
Open admission
|
Randolph Community College
Location: Asheboro, NC |
Public | $8,120 | $1,824 | $6,432 |
Open admission
|
Richmond Community College
Location: Hamlet, NC |
Public | $5,765 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Location: Ahoskie, NC |
Public | $2,507 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Robeson Community College
Location: Lumberton, NC |
Public | $8,932 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Rockingham Community College
Location: Wentworth, NC |
Public | $6,714 | $1,824 | $6,432 |
Open admission
|
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Location: Salisbury, NC |
Public | $4,780 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Sampson Community College
Location: Clinton, NC |
Public | $7,696 | $2,432 | $2,432 |
Open admission
|
Sandhills Community College
Location: Pinehurst, NC |
Public | $10,611 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
South Piedmont Community College
Location: Polkton, NC |
Public | $6,242 | $1,728 | $6,336 |
Open admission
|
Southeastern Community College
Location: Whiteville, NC |
Public | $8,335 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Southwestern Community College
Location: Sylva, NC |
Public | $6,566 | $2,128 | $7,504 |
Open admission
|
Stanly Community College
Location: Albemarle, NC |
Public | $7,584 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Surry Community College
Location: Dobson, NC |
Public | $9,335 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Tri-County Community College
Location: Murphy, NC |
Public | $7,760 | $2,304 | $8,448 |
Open admission
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Vance-Granville Community College
Location: Henderson, NC |
Public | $5,273 | $1,824 | $6,432 |
Open admission
|
Virginia College-Greensboro
Location: Greensboro, NC |
Private for profit |
$17,126 |
Open admission
|
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Wake Technical Community College
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Public | $8,771 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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Watts School of Nursing
Location: Durham, NC |
Private not for profit |
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Wayne Community College
Location: Goldsboro, NC |
Public | $7,110 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Western Piedmont Community College
Location: Morganton, NC |
Public | $5,590 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Wilkes Community College
Location: Wilkesboro, NC |
Public | $5,801 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
|
Wilson Community College
Location: Wilson, NC |
Public | $12,146 | $2,432 | $8,576 |
Open admission
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College Name | College Type | Net Price | Tuition and Fees | Acceptance rate |
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Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design
Location: Greenville, NC |
Private for profit |
$11,867 | $12,600 | |
Anson College of Cosmetology
Location: Wadesboro, NC |
Private for profit |
$15,500 |
Open admission
|
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Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill
Location: Chapel Hill, NC |
Private for profit |
$16,168 | $22,775 |
Open admission
|
Beyond Measure Barbering Institute
Location: Mebane, NC |
Private for profit |
$10,056 | $15,950 |
Open admission
|
Carolina College of Hair Design
Location: Asheville, NC |
Private for profit |
$10,053 | $10,582 |
Open admission
|
Carolina School of Broadcasting
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private for profit |
$28,780 | $16,500 |
Open admission
|
Center for Massage
Location: Asheville, NC |
Private for profit |
$14,310 | $6,500 |
Open admission
|
CET-Durham
Location: Durham, NC |
Private not for profit |
$17,779 | $11,672 |
Open admission
|
College of Wilmington
Location: Wilmington, NC |
Private for profit |
$15,955 | $14,743 |
Open admission
|
Durham Beauty Academy
Location: Durham, NC |
Private for profit |
$25,842 | $18,100 |
Open admission
|
Empire Beauty School-Concord
Location: Concord, NC |
Private for profit |
$14,079 | $18,750 |
Open admission
|
Empire Beauty School-Pineville
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private for profit |
$13,228 | $18,750 |
Open admission
|
Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro
Location: Greensboro, NC |
Private for profit |
$13,769 | $18,750 |
Open admission
|
Grace College of Barbering
Location: Greenville, NC |
Private not for profit |
$13,530 | $17,075 |
Open admission
|
Health And Style Institute
Location: High Point, NC |
Private for profit |
$16,340 | $20,145 |
Open admission
|
Leons Beauty School Inc
Location: Greensboro, NC |
Private for profit |
$5,780 | $7,200 |
Open admission
|
Mitchell's Hair Styling Academy-Raleigh
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Private for profit |
$13,847 | $14,280 |
Open admission
|
Mitchells Hairstyling Academy-Wilson
Location: Wilson, NC |
Private for profit |
$7,748 | $10,125 |
Open admission
|
MyComputerCareer.com-Raleigh
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Private for profit |
$30,197 | $16,370 |
Open admission
|
Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville
Location: Fayetteville, NC |
Private for profit |
$14,406 | $13,900 |
Open admission
|
Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia
Location: Gastonia, NC |
Private for profit |
$14,787 | $17,625 |
Open admission
|
Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Private for profit |
$11,623 | $15,300 |
Open admission
|
Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology
Location: Mooresville, NC |
Private for profit |
$13,878 | $16,500 |
Open admission
|
Sherrill's University of Barber & Cosmetology
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Private for profit |
$14,575 | $16,500 |
Open admission
|
Southeastern Institute-Charlotte
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private for profit |
$24,171 | $16,784 |
Open admission
|
The Hair Design School-Charlotte
Location: Charlotte, NC |
Private for profit |
$12,840 | $18,750 |
Open admission
|
The Hair Design School-E Greensboro
Location: Greensboro, NC |
Private for profit |
$13,342 | $18,750 |
Open admission
|
The Hair Design School-Winston-Salem
Location: Winston-Salem, NC |
Private for profit |
$13,193 | $18,750 |
Open admission
|
The Medical Arts School
Location: Raleigh, NC |
Private for profit |
$17,175 | $12,854 |
Open admission
|
Winston Salem Barber School
Location: Winston-Salem, NC |
Private for profit |
$4,364 | $7,845 |
Open admission
|