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North Carolina · Public · Predominantly associate's

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina. 8,179 undergraduate students. 90 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 198622 · OPEID 004838 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Guilford Technical Community College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Guilford Technical Community College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (6.4% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+31%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at Guilford Technical Community College rose 31% between 2006 and 2009 (10.5% → 13.8%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+14%

First-year retention

First-year retention at Guilford Technical Community College rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 (56.3% → 64.2%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+12%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at Guilford Technical Community College rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 (8.3k → 9.3k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. North Carolina

Each tile compares this institution to the North Carolina median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$33,934+14% · 6→10y
North Carolina median $36,030
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$29,705
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
31.2%-34% · '97→'09
North Carolina median 46.1%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$7,915+468% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
8,179+47% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
63.0%+19% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
—
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$2,319+151% · '00→'24
out-of-state $7,695
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

3.1%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $7,915 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $33,934 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–20249,260
14,5385,79119962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–200913.8%
21%8%19972009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$14,901
$18,450$2,62519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2009-34%

Guilford Technical Community College · completion · 150% fell

21.0% → 13.8%

RETENTION · 2004→2024+19%

Guilford Technical Community College · retention rose

54.0% → 64.2%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+47%

Guilford Technical Community College · undergrad enrollment rose

6,291 → 9,260

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+140%

Guilford Technical Community College · in-state tuition rose

$923 → $2,320

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+42%

Guilford Technical Community College · out-of-state tuition rose

$5,432 → $7,696

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+468%

Guilford Technical Community College · median debt rose

$2,625 → $14,901

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Guilford Technical Community College · cohort default rate fell

19.0% → 0.0%

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$69,87964 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.CIP 5106 · Associate's Degree$59,3790 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.CIP 4706 · Associate's Degree$56,12980 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.CIP 4706 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,024237 gradsCriminal Justice and Corrections.CIP 4301 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,53360 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Associate's Degree$47,81832 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,940191 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Associate's Degree$42,64871 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,32325 gradsLegal Support Services.CIP 2203 · Associate's Degree$39,22711 gradsCriminal Justice and Corrections.CIP 4301 · Associate's Degree$38,91426 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Associate's Degree$36,65916 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Associate's Degree$36,37077 gradsLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.CIP 2401 · Associate's Degree$36,301706 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.CIP 5108 · Associate's Degree$35,77942 gradsDesign and Applied Arts.CIP 5004 · Associate's Degree$35,36028 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,850126 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.CIP 5107 · Associate's Degree$34,81767 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,442184 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,31330 gradsAudiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1002 · Associate's Degree$33,21216 gradsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.CIP 1312 · Associate's Degree$32,39033 gradsCulinary Arts and Related Services.CIP 1205 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,54937 gradsCulinary Arts and Related Services.CIP 1205 · Associate's Degree$30,24215 grads
Showing top 24 of 29 ranked programs.90 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

29 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 10

Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$33,21216 grads

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer and Information Sciences, General.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,940191 gradsComputer and Information Sciences, General.Associate's Degree$42,64871 grads

PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12

Culinary Arts and Related Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,54937 gradsCulinary Arts and Related Services.Associate's Degree$30,24215 gradsCosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$19,7560 gradsCosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.Associate's Degree$23,9430 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.Associate's Degree$32,39033 grads

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

Legal Support Services.Associate's Degree$39,22711 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Associate's Degree$36,301706 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and Corrections.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,53360 gradsCriminal Justice and Corrections.Associate's Degree$38,91426 grads

MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$56,024237 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.Associate's Degree$56,12980 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Design and Applied Arts.Associate's Degree$35,36028 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Health and Medical Administrative Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,850126 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Associate's Degree$34,81767 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Associate's Degree$69,87964 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Associate's Degree$35,77942 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Associate's Degree$47,81832 gradsMental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.Associate's Degree$19,05631 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,32325 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,86912 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.Associate's Degree$59,3790 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,442184 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Associate's Degree$36,37077 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,31330 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Associate's Degree$36,65916 gradsHospitality Administration/Management.Associate's Degree$28,2177 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Guilford Technical Community College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$23,773
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 30
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 30year 0year 39
Cost per year
$15,466
HS-only baseline · NC
$35,600
Years to complete
2
CIP family
24

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in North Carolina

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

SALISBURY$34.9k

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 30% completion
GRAHAM$34.2k

Alamance Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 30% completion
FAYETTEVILLE$31.9k

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 21% completion
WINSTON-SALEM$34.1k

Forsyth Technical Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 28% completion
WILMINGTON$38.7k

Cape Fear Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 34% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Guilford Technical Community College graduates earn $X” — not “Guilford Technical Community College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Guilford Technical Community College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →