Introduction and Overview: Albemarle College is a public community college located in the Albemarle region of northeastern North Carolina, with its main campus in Elizabeth City and branches in Baco, Manteo and Edenton. The college serves students in Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dyer, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, with a total of approximately 2,100 students.

History and Founding Time: The college was founded on December 16, 1960, and is the first institution in the North Carolina Community College System to be chartered under the Community College Act of 1957.

Nature of the institution: Public community college.

Educational philosophy: Committed to becoming the core of serving the northeastern North Carolina community, it not only focuses on granting degrees and certificates, but also focuses on unleashing the full potential of students, sharing life-changing experiences through rich educational programs, and helping students achieve future transformation.

School Strength

Faculty: The teacher-student ratio is 13:1, which can provide students with more personalized teaching guidance.

Curriculum: Offers degree and certificate programs in 15 different fields, with popular majors including liberal arts and science, general education and humanities, health professions and related programs, business management and marketing and related support services.

Student size: The total number of registered students is 2,557, including 999 full-time students and 1,558 part-time students.

Key laboratories and disciplines: No prominent key laboratories are clearly defined; there is a certain development in health profession-related disciplines, such as medical laboratory technology and nursing.

Department: There is no clear division of departments, but there are different campuses and professional programs to meet the diverse needs of students.

Ranking: It does not appear in some common authoritative university comprehensive rankings, but it has a certain reputation among local and similar community colleges, and has been rated as the top ten military spouse friendly schools in 2024-2025.

Cost: In the 2018-2019 academic year, in-state tuition and fees are $2,239, out-of-state tuition and fees are $7,445, and there is no application fee.

Campus Environment

Geographic location: The main campus is located in Elizabeth City, surrounded by several satellite campuses. The area is beautiful and close to the ocean, with abundant natural resources and recreational activities.

Campus Facilities: It has its own library, performing arts center and other facilities, providing students with places for learning and cultural activities.