Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in North Carolina
90 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. 45 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $33,993 at University of Mount Olive.
What this work pays in North Carolina
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in North Carolina earn a median of $74,240 a year across 2,030 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Mount Olive Mount Olive | Associate's degree | $25,250 | $33,993 (27 grads) | 53 |
| Randolph Community College Asheboro | Associate's degree | — | $33,446 (24 grads) | 233 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $30,186 (260 grads) | 1,429 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Associate's degree | $11,434 | $28,655 (156 grads) | 653 |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Associate's degree | $10,875 | $27,862 (41 grads) | 270 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | $26,933 (303 grads) | 1,485 |
| Richmond Community College Hamlet | Associate's degree | — | $25,774 (27 grads) | 213 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Associate's degree | $7,845 | $25,580 (51 grads) | 152 |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (18 grads) | 132 |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Associate's degree | $8,665 | $24,808 (27 grads) | 181 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | $11,625 | $24,730 (128 grads) | 664 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Associate's degree | $5,500 | $24,679 (79 grads) | 612 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (48 grads) | 198 |
| Craven Community College New Bern | Associate's degree | — | $23,649 (44 grads) | 444 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Associate's degree | — | $23,207 (75 grads) | 306 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Associate's degree | $8,000 | $22,874 (169 grads) | 906 |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Associate's degree | — | $22,834 (34 grads) | 131 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Associate's degree | — | $22,814 (58 grads) | 342 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Associate's degree | $11,799 | $22,420 (83 grads) | 394 |
| Mitchell Community College Statesville | Associate's degree | — | $21,703 (61 grads) | 279 |
| James Sprunt Community College Kenansville | Associate's degree | — | $21,312 (24 grads) | 99 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Associate's degree | — | $21,135 (97 grads) | 310 |
| Beaufort County Community College Washington | Associate's degree | — | $21,052 (19 grads) | 231 |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Associate's degree | — | $21,052 (43 grads) | 233 |
| Haywood Community College Clyde | Associate's degree | — | $21,052 (19 grads) | 76 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Hudson | Associate's degree | — | $20,982 (59 grads) | 546 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Associate's degree | $15,638 | $20,860 (131 grads) | 261 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $20,596 (48 grads) | 171 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Associate's degree | $9,324 | $20,350 (86 grads) | 445 |
| Bladen Community College Dublin | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (11 grads) | 157 |
| Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro | Associate's degree | — | $19,929 (48 grads) | 172 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | $19,891 (94 grads) | 384 |
| Piedmont Community College Roxboro | Associate's degree | — | $18,771 (26 grads) | 72 |
| Stanly Community College Albemarle | Associate's degree | — | $18,771 (19 grads) | 121 |
| Carteret Community College Morehead City | Associate's degree | — | $18,498 (39 grads) | 107 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Associate's degree | — | $18,498 (56 grads) | 198 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | $18,456 (119 grads) | 469 |
| College of the Albemarle Elizabeth City | Associate's degree | — | $18,315 (46 grads) | 238 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Associate's degree | — | $18,315 (20 grads) | 236 |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro | Associate's degree | — | $17,282 (17 grads) | 49 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Associate's degree | — | $16,834 (65 grads) | 329 |
| Tri-County Community College Murphy | Associate's degree | — | $16,580 (29 grads) | 145 |
| Lenoir Community College Kinston | Associate's degree | — | $16,169 (27 grads) | 180 |
| Louisburg College Louisburg | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $15,922 (26 grads) | 86 |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College Ahoskie | Associate's degree | — | $15,552 (11 grads) | 66 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 301 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Associate's degree | $8,875 | not published | 226 |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion | Associate's degree | — | not published | 81 |
| Robeson Community College Lumberton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 62 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Associate's degree | $9,408 | not published | 466 |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 204 |
| Vance-Granville Community College Henderson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 202 |
| Western Piedmont Community College Morganton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 133 |
| Appalachian State University Boone | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Beaufort County Community College Washington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Brunswick Community College Bolivia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Concord | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Chowan University Murfreesboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Davidson College Davidson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Edgecombe Community College Tarboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Halifax Community College Weldon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 90 |
| Isothermal Community College Spindale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 33 |
| James Sprunt Community College Kenansville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Livingstone College Salisbury | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Martin Community College Williamston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Martin Community College Williamston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 71 |
| Mayland Community College Spruce Pine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mayland Community College Spruce Pine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 46 |
| Methodist University Fayetteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Mid-Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mitchell Community College Statesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Montgomery Community College Troy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 59 |
| Montreat College Montreat | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Pamlico Community College Grantsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Pitt Community College Winterville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sampson Community College Clinton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sampson Community College Clinton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 176 |
| Southeastern Community College Whiteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 101 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
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.
Email me when these figures change
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 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.