Side-by-side comparison
Sandhills Community College vs Wayne Community College vs Johnston Community College
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Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
| Metrics | Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst, NC | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Pinehurst, NC | Goldsboro, NC | Smithfield, NC |
| Control | Public | Public | Public |
| Carnegie | A Community College with a majority of traditionally-aged students, some of whom study in a program to later transfer to 4-year colleges, and some of whom seek vocational and technical training | A Community College with a majority of traditionally-aged students, some of whom study in a program to later transfer to 4-year colleges, and some of whom seek vocational and technical training | A Community College with a mixture of traditionally and non-traditionally aged students, and a mixture of those who later transfer to 4-year colleges or seek vocational and technical training |
| Tuition (out-of-state) | $6,648 | $8,742 | $8,900 |
| Avg. net price | $6,345 | $2,093 | $5,459 |
| Acceptance rate | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Enrollment | 2,539 | 2,739 | 3,453 |
| Campus setting | Rural: Fringe | City: Small | Rural: Fringe |
| Graduation rate | 42% | 42% | 43% |
| Retention rate | 77% | 71% | 56% |
| Median earnings | $36,323 | $40,597 | $41,366 |
| SAT range | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ACT range | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Themes | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
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Bars are drawn from the figures in each cell. Rates use a 0–100% scale; tuition, net price, enrollment and earnings are relative to the largest value among the colleges shown (darker bar); SAT and ACT bands sit on each test's full scale (200–800 per SAT section, 1–36 for the ACT).


