Match #1
Carteret Community College
Morehead City, NC
Profile closeness82/100
Admit rate—
- 1,172 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 43%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,172 students, close to 1,249
The colleges most similar to Southwestern Community College-North Carolina are Carteret Community College, Isothermal Community College, and Brunswick Community College. Southwestern Community College-North Carolina has an average net price of $11,865 a year; 10 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 Southwestern Community College-North Carolina. 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 Southwestern Community College-North Carolina
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Match #2
Isothermal Community College
Spindale, NC
Profile closeness80/100
Admit rate—
- 1,169 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 40%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,169 students, close to 1,249
Match #3
Brunswick Community College
Bolivia, NC
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate—
- 1,211 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 40%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,211 students, close to 1,249
Match #4
Richmond Community College
Hamlet, NC
Profile closeness79/100
Admit rate—
- 1,352 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 36%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,352 students, close to 1,249
Match #5
Sampson Community College
Clinton, NC
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate—
- 846 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 39%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 846 students, close to 1,249
Match #6
Wilkes Community College-North Carolina
Wilkesboro, NC
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 1,355 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,355 students, close to 1,249
Match #7
Wilson Community College-North Carolina
Wilson, NC
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 1,373 students
- Public
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 35%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,373 students, close to 1,249
Match #8
Southeastern Community College-North Carolina
Whiteville, NC
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 820 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Graduation rate 39%, close to 40%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Randolph Community College-North Carolina
Asheboro, NC
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 1,417 students
- Public
- Town: Fringe
- Graduation rate 41%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 1,417 students, close to 1,249
Match #10
Haywood Community College
Clyde, NC
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 849 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 33%, close to 40%
- Enrollment 849 students, close to 1,249
Questions about Southwestern Community College-North Carolina alternatives
What colleges are similar to Southwestern Community College-North Carolina?
The closest matches to Southwestern Community College-North Carolina are Carteret Community College, Isothermal Community College, Brunswick Community College, Richmond Community College, and Sampson Community College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Southwestern Community College-North Carolina alternatives cost less?
10 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Southwestern Community College-North Carolina ($11,865 a year), including Wilkes Community College-North Carolina ($3,411), Southeastern Community College-North Carolina ($4,352), and Richmond Community College ($5,091). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
