Introduction and Overview: Alamance Community College is a dynamic educational institution located in Graham, North Carolina, with a branch campus in Burlington. With a total enrollment of 4,037, the college offers a wide range of academic programs, including associate degree, diploma and certificate programs, to meet the needs of different students at all stages of their educational journey.

History and Founding: The college was founded in 1958 as part of the statewide system of North Carolina Industrial Education Centers. In 1957, the North Carolina Legislature appropriated funds to create a statewide system of vocational schools for industrial training, and in 1959 it was officially designated as an Industrial Education Center, with the Burlington-Alamance County Industrial Education Center established as the first school. Since then, it has undergone several name changes and campus construction developments, such as being renamed Alamance Technical College in 1964 and being granted the right to award the Associate Degree in Applied Science, changing to Alamance Technical College in 1979, and being named Alamance Community College in 1988.

School Strength:

Rich majors: Students can obtain degrees and certificates in 45 different fields. Popular majors include liberal arts and science/general education, medicine/clinical assistant.

Excellent faculty: The student-faculty ratio is 14:1, which can provide students with more personalized teaching guidance.

Advanced facilities: It has state-of-the-art facilities, which provide a good material foundation for teaching and practice.

Perfect employment services: Provide employment services for students to help them better enter the workplace.

Institutional nature: Public community college.

Educational philosophy: Committed to providing accessible, high-quality education and workforce development opportunities, emphasizing inclusiveness, fairness and innovation to meet the evolving needs of students and communities, help students achieve academic and career goals, and contribute to social development.

Key laboratories and disciplines: No outstanding key laboratories have been identified. In terms of disciplines, it has certain traditional advantages and accumulated teaching experience in related fields such as industrial education and technical training, and has provided a large number of professional talents for local industrial development.

Department settings: There is no clear division of departments, but from the professional field, it can be roughly divided into categories such as health sciences, business management, industrial technology, humanities and social sciences.

Ranking: It usually does not occupy a prominent position in the national comprehensive ranking, but it has a certain status and recognition in the local community colleges in North Carolina due to its history, size and contribution to the local area.

Cost situation: In the 2020-2021 academic year, in-state tuition and fees are $2,492, and out-of-state tuition and fees are $8,636.

Campus environment:

Main campus: Located in Graham, it covers a large area and has modern teaching buildings, learning resource centers, student development offices, administrative offices and other facilities.

Burlington campus: It provides students with teaching services such as continuing education courses and has its own unique teaching facilities and learning environment.