Introduction and Overview: Bladen Community College is a public community college located in Dublin, North Carolina, USA. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System and serves Bladen County. The college aims to provide a variety of educational programs and services, covering associate degree, diploma and certificate programs. It has approximately 1,017 students, a student-to-faculty ratio of 8:1, and a semester-based academic year.

History and Founding Time: The college was founded on October 5, 1967, originally named Bladen Technical College, and was chartered on January 14, 1971.

School Strength

Rich Courses: 36 degree programs, 16 diploma programs, and 58 certificate programs are offered, covering agriculture, business, health sciences, industry, public services and other fields.

Diverse Teaching Modes: It is the first community college in North Carolina to be certified for distance education programs, providing students with a variety of online and offline learning methods.

Excellent Competition Results: Ranked among the top or won awards in the national Skills USA competition for 19 years.

High teaching quality: Focus on practical teaching, cultivate students' practical operation ability and professional quality, and help students better adapt to the needs of the workplace.

Nature of the institution: Public community college.

Educational philosophy: Committed to the education and cultural enrichment of local and global communities, providing high-quality teaching through remote and on-site teaching environments to promote advanced learning, university transfer preparation, workforce development training and entrepreneurial opportunities.

Key laboratories and disciplines: No outstanding key laboratories are clearly stated. In terms of disciplines, nursing majors in the field of health sciences, welding technology, industrial system technology and other majors in the field of industrial technology are its more distinctive majors.

Department settings: There is no clear division of departments, and courses are mainly divided into technical fields such as agriculture, business, health sciences, industry, and public services.

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

Cost: In the 2018-2019 school year, in-state tuition and fees are $2,532, and out-of-state tuition and fees are $8,676.

Campus Environment

Location: Located in Dublin, North Carolina, in a rural area, the campus address is 7418 NC Hwy 41 West, Dublin, NC 28332.

Campus Size: 45 acres of campus.