Pamlico Community College

Name

Pamlico Community College

Legal name

Pamlico Community College

Website

https://pamlicocc.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community College Education

NAICS

Junior Colleges (6112), Junior Colleges (61121), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Community Colleges (Transfer + Workforce) (EDAHADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Community Colleges (EDAHADAA), Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Education (EDADALAD)

Keywords

• Community college education
• Associate degree programs
• Workforce training
• Continuing education
• Career technical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Grantsboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Community college operates primarily on a hybrid model combining state appropriations, tuition revenue, and federal student aid (Pell Grants, SEOG, Work-Study). In-state tuition rates are significantly lower than four-year institutions, enabling broad access. Students pay per-credit-hour tuition for curriculum programs.
2. Federal Emergency Relief Funding (CARES/CRRSA/ARP): PCC received federal COVID-19 emergency aid: CARES Act $111,111, CRRSA Act $111,111, and ARP $430,129. These funds were distributed to eligible students for emergency financial aid grants.
3. Continuing Education Programs: Short-term workforce development courses in allied health, skilled trades, and professional development. Programs include Nurse Aide, Phlebotomy, Pharmacy Tech, Dialysis Tech, Medication Aide, Forklift Training, ServSafe, Grant Writing, and others. Fees vary by program ($70-$180 per course).
4. State Appropriations and Grants: Major state funding includes $20 million appropriation for Allied Health Center in Bayboro (largest in PCC history), $500,000 Golden LEAF Foundation grant for Johnson Building renovation, and scholarship funds from external foundations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pamlico Community College is a public two-year institution that delivers associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates through credit-bearing curriculum programs, non-credit continuing education, and the Career & College Promise (CCP) dual-enrollment pathway for high school students. The college provides college-transfer coursework, career-technical training, workforce development, and personal enrichment courses, serving residents and employers across Pamlico County and surrounding areas in eastern North Carolina.

Product overview

Pamlico Community College offers a comprehensive educational ecosystem consisting of curriculum programs leading to associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates; Career & College Promise (CCP) for tuition-free high school dual enrollment; Continuing Education short-term workforce development courses; and extensive student support services. The technology infrastructure includes a Student Portal (integrated with Moodle LMS, WebAdvisor student information system, and Aviso academic planning), distance learning via NC-SARA, AI education initiatives (AI Basics course and AI Creativity Fest), and support services including financial aid, veteran services, career services, library, tutoring, and small business center. The college has been nationally ranked #1 in student success by WalletHub and was recently ranked #12 by SmartAsset among 845 community colleges analyzed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Curriculum Programs (Associate Degrees, Diplomas, and Certificates) Credit-bearing college-transfer and career-technical programs leading to associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates, designed for recent high school graduates and adult learners seeking affordable higher-education credentials or pathways to four-year institutions.
• Continuing Education

Quantifiable outcome

• 9:1 student-to-teacher ratio
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and minor.

• NC Four-Year Colleges and Universities (Transfer Partners)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 November 2023Nine four-year institutions visit PCC annually for transfer student recruitment: Campbell University, East Carolina University, N.C. State University, N.C. Wesleyan University, Northeastern University-Charlotte, Salem College, UNC Wilmington, Western Carolina University, and Western Governors University. Students transfer PCC credits to complete bachelor's degrees.
• Fleet Readiness Center East (FRC East)strategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 May 2023Discussions to build partnerships between PCC and FRC East at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. Goal to create training pathways for local residents to employment at FRC East (4,000 employees in aircraft maintenance). Former apprenticeship program for Electrical Systems Technology students being explored for revival.
• North Carolina Army National GuardminorGTM or Marketing PartnerReferral pathway for military personnel to access PCC education and training programs. Links provided for NC Army National Guard information on PCC veteran services pages.
• Pamlico County SchoolsstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong partnership for Career & College Promise (CCP) program enabling high school students to earn college credits. Joint discussions with FRC East leadership included school system representatives. Local schools include Pamlico County High School, Arapahoe Charter School, and Pamlico Christian Academy.
• East Carolina UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECU partnership includes Yilei Huang, associate professor from Department of Construction Management, bringing VR/AR technology to PCC Electrical Systems Technology students for lab exercises. ECU researchers collected student feedback on augmented-reality goggles effectiveness for teaching. ECU representatives attended AI Fest 2026.
• Area Employers (Workforce Development)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with local and regional employers through NCEdge Customized Training, ApprenticeshipNC, Small Business Center Network, and BioNetwork programs. College works directly with employers to deliver industry-aligned training supporting workforce expansion and competitiveness.
• Agape Love in Action, Inc.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerOngoing partnership providing free Basic Computers for Seniors course to adults ages 65 and older. Corliss Udoema leads the organization enabling PCC to offer tuition-free technology education to seniors.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Martin Community College: Williamston, NC-based small rural community college in the same NCCCS system. Similar enrollment scale, rural service area, and curriculum/continuing education mix — making it one of the closest comparables by size and demographics.
• Edgecombe Community College: Tarboro, NC-based small rural community college serving a comparable Eastern NC catchment. Similar program mix, scale, and workforce development focus; competes for transfer and workforce students in adjacent counties.
• Craven Community College: New Bern-based NC community college serving the adjacent Craven County and Eastern NC region. Offers similar curriculum programs, transfer pathways, allied health training, and workforce development; competes with PCC for students in overlapping counties.
• Central Carolina Community College: Sanford, NC-based NCCCS member serving Chatham, Harnett, and Lee counties. Comparable curriculum and continuing education portfolio with a stronger industrial/trades focus, offering a benchmark for PCC's allied health and skilled trades program expansion.
• Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College: Western NC-based NCCCS member with comparable curriculum, allied health, and continuing education programs. Often appears on the same WalletHub and SmartAsset rankings as PCC, providing a relevant national-reputation benchmark among similarly-sized NC community colleges.
• Beaufort County Community College: Closest geographic peer, located in Washington, NC, just across the Pamlico River. Beaufort CCC is part of the same NC Community College System, serves a similar rural Eastern NC catchment, and offers comparable associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and continuing education — making it the most directly comparable institution to PCC.
• Pitt Community College: Winterville, NC-based community college serving Pitt County in Eastern NC. Similar curriculum and continuing education offerings, comparable scale, and operates in the same regional labor market with overlapping employer relationships (healthcare, manufacturing).
• Coastal Carolina Community College: Jacksonville, NC-based community college serving Onslow County, including Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Comparable in scale and program mix (allied health, transfer, continuing education) and draws military-affiliated students similar to PCC's veteran services population.

Broad incumbents

• Central Piedmont Community College: Charlotte-based urban community college in the same NCCCS system. As one of the largest in the state, it offers an extensive continuing education catalog (including healthcare and trades) and represents the scale ceiling for what NC community colleges can become.
• Wake Technical Community College: Largest community college in North Carolina, part of the same NCCCS system. Offers an exceptionally broad program catalog, including allied health, engineering, and IT — providing a benchmark for what scaled NCCCS programs look like and representing a regional incumbent against which PCC competes for distance learning students.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/60407867944
• Instagraminstagram.com/pamlicocc/?hi=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pamlico-community-college

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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