Basic Information

Chinese Name: 等温社区学院

English Name: Isothermal Community College (ICC)

Nature of the institution: Public community college

Established: 1964

Location: Located in Spindale, North Carolina, serving Rutherford and Polk counties.

Accreditation: Accredited by the College Commission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award associate degrees.

History: Founded in 1964, the Isothermal Community College is named because it is located in the isothermal zone, where the climate is mild. For more than 50 years, it has been an important member of the North Carolina Community College System, providing education and training for students in and around the area.

Educational Philosophy: As an important partner in the community, the college aims to improve life through learning by providing innovative, affordable educational programs and inclusive opportunities for personal, professional, economic and cultural development.

School Strength

Rich courses: More than 100 associate degree, diploma and certificate programs are offered, as well as short-term non-degree courses covering healthcare, hotel services, emergency services and other fields.

Leading in online education: It is a leading online learning college that provides students with flexible learning methods.

Excellent faculty: The faculty and staff are committed to the success of students, providing professional, friendly and polite services to students and helping them solve problems.

Employment and transfer guarantee: The curriculum design focuses on cultivating students' practical abilities, so that students can directly find employment or smoothly transfer to a four-year university for further study after graduation.

Key disciplines: The college offers many majors, and the more popular majors include liberal arts, general education and humanities, health sciences and related services, and construction trades. In addition, majors such as criminal justice technology, nursing, and welding technology also have certain advantages.

Department: There is no clear traditional strictly divided department, but from the perspective of courses and projects, there are different categories such as vocational training, university transfer courses, and high school student courses. For example, through the CCP project, high school students can take university courses during high school.

Student size: There are about 2,042 students.

Ranking: It does not have a prominent position in the global or national comprehensive university rankings, but it is a leading online learning college among community colleges in North Carolina.

Cost: Tuition is about $8,040 per year.

Campus Environment

Excellent location: Located in the beautiful foothills of western North Carolina, with a mild climate.

Complete facilities: It has its own radio station WNCW and a performing arts center that can host plays, concerts and other events.

Good learning atmosphere: The class size is small, and the student-teacher ratio is 1:20, which is conducive to interaction and communication between students and teachers.