Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods programs in North Carolina
118 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 24 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $25,658 at Durham Technical Community College.
What this work pays in North Carolina
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in North Carolina earn a median of $54,930 a year across 42,410 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $57,650 | 28,620 |
| Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education | $52,010 | 20,650 |
| Training and Development Specialists | $65,250 | 20,220 |
| Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education | $35,710 | 18,370 |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | $41,710 | 9,320 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Associate's degree | — | $25,658 (12 grads) | 24 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Associate's degree | $21,750 | $24,302 (44 grads) | 47 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (37 grads) | 34 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Associate's degree | — | $23,649 (22 grads) | 19 |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | — | $22,898 (22 grads) | 8 |
| Bladen Community College Dublin | Associate's degree | — | $22,766 (14 grads) | 13 |
| Haywood Community College Clyde | Associate's degree | — | $22,681 (45 grads) | 25 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Associate's degree | — | $22,329 (18 grads) | 13 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Associate's degree | — | $21,052 (29 grads) | 20 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | $20,687 (22 grads) | 5 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | $17,826 | $20,140 (36 grads) | 13 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (17 grads) | 32 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Associate's degree | — | $19,455 (14 grads) | 25 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Associate's degree | — | $19,227 (14 grads) | 12 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Associate's degree | $23,801 | $19,144 (43 grads) | 61 |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Associate's degree | — | $19,045 (11 grads) | 2 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Associate's degree | — | $18,771 (14 grads) | 23 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Associate's degree | — | $18,576 (19 grads) | 30 |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro | Associate's degree | $22,641 | $18,315 (33 grads) | 10 |
| Robeson Community College Lumberton | Associate's degree | — | $18,011 (18 grads) | 10 |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Associate's degree | — | $17,470 (14 grads) | 12 |
| James Sprunt Community College Kenansville | Associate's degree | — | $17,310 (21 grads) | 14 |
| Richmond Community College Hamlet | Associate's degree | — | $16,786 (18 grads) | 12 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | $11,000 | $15,817 (11 grads) | 84 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Undergraduate certificate | $17,337 | not published | 28 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Associate's degree | $9,500 | not published | 9 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Undergraduate certificate | $22,463 | not published | 172 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Undergraduate certificate | $12,995 | not published | 85 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Undergraduate certificate | $14,700 | not published | 79 |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle | Associate's degree | — | not published | 46 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Undergraduate certificate | $16,593 | not published | 246 |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 69 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Beaufort County Community College Washington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| Beaufort County Community College Washington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Bladen Community College Dublin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 108 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Carolina University Winston-Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 46 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 108 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 67 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 36 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Craven Community College New Bern | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Craven Community College New Bern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 40 |
| East Carolina University Greenville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 27 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Greensboro College Greensboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Halifax Community College Weldon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Halifax Community College Weldon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Haywood Community College Clyde | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| James Sprunt Community College Kenansville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Martin Community College Williamston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Martin Community College Williamston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Mayland Community College Spruce Pine | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Mitchell Community College Statesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Mitchell Community College Statesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Montgomery Community College Troy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Montgomery Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 28 |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Pamlico Community College Grantsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Pamlico Community College Grantsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Piedmont Community College Roxboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Piedmont Community College Roxboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Randolph Community College Asheboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 51 |
| Randolph Community College Asheboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Richmond Community College Hamlet | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Robeson Community College Lumberton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 94 |
| Sampson Community College Clinton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Sampson Community College Clinton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 26 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Tri-County Community College Murphy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tri-County Community College Murphy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 29 |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.