After Carteret Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Morehead City, North Carolina · Public · 1,579 undergrads
The typical student earns $33,357 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $4,625 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$33.4k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$4,625
median federal debt at graduation.
32%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
38%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
38%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
24%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
203
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
12%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$31,047
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$29,994
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,357
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
42%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$4,625
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
32%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
36%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
51%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers