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Carolina Christian College
Carolina Christian College is a private campus in Winston Salem proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Churches of Christ affiliation in its federal filings.
What could it cost?
Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.
Net price by family income (partial)
Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.
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Only one of the five income brackets was filed for the same year at Carolina Christian College — this isn't a full distribution.
Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.
Average net price at Carolina Christian College rose from $7,946 (2018) to $22,366 (2023).
| Year | Net price |
|---|---|
| 2008 | $6,409 |
| 2009 | $5,558 |
| 2010 | $7,782 |
| 2011 | $8,604 |
| 2012 | $5,718 |
| 2018 | $7,946 |
| 2019 | $7,323 |
| 2020 | $9,218 |
| 2021 | $13,528 |
| 2022 | $11,448 |
| 2023 | $22,366 |
Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.
Total cost at Carolina Christian College rose from $13,785 (2019) to $28,817 (2024).
| Year | Cost |
|---|---|
| 2009 | $9,051 |
| 2010 | $9,051 |
| 2011 | $13,875 |
| 2012 | $14,275 |
| 2013 | $12,300 |
| 2019 | $13,785 |
| 2020 | $14,600 |
| 2021 | $14,659 |
| 2022 | $18,148 |
| 2023 | $18,252 |
| 2024 | $28,817 |
Tuition & fees
Skip to data tablePublished tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.
| Year | Tuition & fees |
|---|---|
| 2003 | $1,400 |
| 2004 | $4,000 |
| 2005 | $4,000 |
| 2006 | $4,031 |
| 2007 | $4,285 |
| 2013 | $4,025 |
| 2014 | $4,025 |
| 2015 | $4,025 |
| 2016 | $4,075 |
| 2017 | $8,800 |
| 2018 | $8,800 |
| 2019 | $8,890 |
| 2020 | $8,930 |
| 2021 | $8,930 |
| 2022 | $8,930 |
| 2023 | $9,420 |
Cost, size & completion summary
Cost, size & completion
Reported tuition is $9,970 before grants and other attendance costs. At Carolina Christian College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.
Enrollment sits at 52 — Carolina Christian College is one of the smaller campuses on this site.
15.4% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Carolina Christian College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.
Do students finish — and what comes after?
Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.
The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.
The six-year graduation rate at Carolina Christian College has wandered from Fall 2008 to Fall 2014 entering cohorts — up to 100% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 100%.
A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.
Carolina Christian College's first-year cohorts run about 2 students, so one or two moves Carolina Christian College's line by whole percentage points.
| Year | Graduated within 6 yrs |
|---|---|
| 1997 cohort | 71.4% |
| 1998 cohort | 100% |
| 1999 cohort | 100% |
| 2000 cohort | 42.9% |
| 2001 cohort | 51.7% |
| 2003 cohort | 100% |
| 2004 cohort | 100% |
| 2005 cohort | 100% |
| 2008 cohort | 100% |
| 2009 cohort | 75% |
| 2010 cohort | 77.8% |
| 2011 cohort | 63.2% |
| 2012 cohort | 100% |
| 2013 cohort | 100% |
| 2014 cohort | 100% |
| 2018 cohort | 15.4% |
Earnings after entry
Historical student groupsMedian annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.
Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.
Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.
What does the admissions record show?
Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.
Admissions snapshot & test policies
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Admissions
Carolina Christian College’s Fall 2024 filing reports open admission. No selective rate is shown; check Carolina Christian College’s current entry requirements.
No charts are available for this topic in this school's published record.
What is the campus like?
Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.
Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.
Undergraduate enrollment at Carolina Christian College rose from 37 (Fall 2003) to 52 (Fall 2024).
| Year | Undergraduates |
|---|---|
| Fall 2003 | 37 |
| Fall 2004 | 28 |
| Fall 2005 | 40 |
| Fall 2006 | 66 |
| Fall 2007 | 29 |
| Fall 2008 | 25 |
| Fall 2009 | 63 |
| Fall 2010 | 54 |
| Fall 2011 | 65 |
| Fall 2012 | 67 |
| Fall 2013 | 36 |
| Fall 2014 | 36 |
| Fall 2015 | 31 |
| Fall 2016 | 32 |
| Fall 2017 | 32 |
| Fall 2018 | 65 |
| Fall 2019 | 50 |
| Fall 2020 | 62 |
| Fall 2021 | 65 |
| Fall 2022 | 47 |
| Fall 2023 | 53 |
| Fall 2024 | 52 |
The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.
First-year retention at Carolina Christian College fell from 100% (Fall 2010) to 0% (Fall 2023).
Carolina Christian College's first-year cohorts run about 2 students, so one or two moves Carolina Christian College's line by whole percentage points.
| Year | Retention |
|---|---|
| Fall 2003 cohort | 57% |
| Fall 2004 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2006 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2010 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2011 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2012 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2013 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2014 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2015 cohort | 50% |
| Fall 2016 cohort | 0% |
| Fall 2017 cohort | 100% |
| Fall 2018 cohort | 90% |
| Fall 2019 cohort | 70% |
| Fall 2020 cohort | 45% |
| Fall 2021 cohort | 23% |
| Fall 2022 cohort | 17% |
| Fall 2023 cohort | 0% |
More about Carolina Christian College
48.1% of Carolina Christian College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Carolina Christian College as a primarily residential campus of 52 undergraduates — and 0% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.
The Fall 2024 record classifies Carolina Christian College as open admission. Review current entry requirements and the cost and outcome measures separately.
Why some charts are marked “key chart”
Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.
How Carolina Christian College compares
State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.
Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.
Tuition
Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid
Median earnings (10 yr)
Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot
Carolina Christian College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.
View comparison data & dates
| Metric & basis | Carolina Christian College | North Carolina median | National median |
|---|---|---|---|
| TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid | $9,970 | $19,500 | $19,591 |
| Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot | $40,672 | $45,873 | $53,781 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Carolina Christian College cost?
At Carolina Christian College, tuition is $9,970. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.
What earnings data does Carolina Christian College report?
Median earnings ten years after entry: $40,672. Source and date limits.
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Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.