Match #1
Mitchell Community College-North Carolina
Statesville, NC
Profile closeness85/100
Admit rate—
- 1,948 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 34%, close to 29%
- Enrollment 1,948 students, close to 1,833
The colleges most similar to South Piedmont Community College are Mitchell Community College-North Carolina, Craven Community College, and Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. South Piedmont Community College has an average net price of $5,447 a year; 6 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with South Piedmont Community College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to South Piedmont Community College
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Craven Community College
New Bern, NC
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate—
- 1,989 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 33%, close to 29%
- Enrollment 1,989 students, close to 1,833
Match #3
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Hudson, NC
Profile closeness78/100
Admit rate—
- 2,393 students
- Public
- Suburb: Midsize
- Graduation rate 36%, close to 29%
- Enrollment 2,393 students, close to 1,833
Match #4
Nash Community College
Rocky Mount, NC
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate—
- 1,689 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 30%, close to 29%
- Enrollment 1,689 students, close to 1,833
Match #5
Coastal Carolina Community College
Jacksonville, NC
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 2,724 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 32%, close to 29%
- Enrollment 2,724 students, close to 1,833
Match #6
Lenoir Community College
Kinston, NC
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 1,469 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 27%, close to 29%
- Enrollment 1,469 students, close to 1,833
Match #7
Richmond Community College
Hamlet, NC
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 1,352 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 36%, close to 29%
- Enrollment 1,352 students, close to 1,833
Match #8
Vance-Granville Community College
Henderson, NC
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 1,665 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 33%, close to 29%
- Enrollment 1,665 students, close to 1,833
Match #9
Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, NC
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 2,741 students
- Public
- City: Small
- Graduation rate 37%, close to 29%
- Enrollment 2,741 students, close to 1,833
Match #10
Robeson Community College
Lumberton, NC
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 1,551 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 31%, close to 29%
- Enrollment 1,551 students, close to 1,833
Questions about South Piedmont Community College alternatives
What colleges are similar to South Piedmont Community College?
The closest matches to South Piedmont Community College are Mitchell Community College-North Carolina, Craven Community College, Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, Nash Community College, and Coastal Carolina Community College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which South Piedmont Community College alternatives cost less?
6 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than South Piedmont Community College ($5,447 a year), including Craven Community College ($2,384), Nash Community College ($2,638), and Vance-Granville Community College ($2,806). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
