Sandhills Community College offers 76 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 15 major programs - 7 Certificate and 8 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $2,648 for North Carolina residents and $8,792 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,463 students out of total 3,778 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 436 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Sandhills Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSandhills Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address3395 Airport Rd, Pinehurst, NC
Online Students1,463 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,596 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$2,648
Out-of-State$8,792
Student to Faculty12:1 (8.33%)
Online Degree Programs
Total15 Programs
Certificate7 Programs
Associates8 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Sandhills Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $2,648 and $8,792 for non-North Carolina residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $76 for North Carolina residents and $268 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$2,764$2,764$2,764$2,764$2,648
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$8,908$8,908$8,908$8,908$8,792
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$76$76$76$76$76
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$268$268$268$268$268

Online Programs By Area of Study

Sandhills Community College offers 76 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 15 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 7 Certificates, 8 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs78NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs3739NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Early Childhood Education and Teaching17 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 285 NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED 32 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician6 9 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Medical Office Management/Administration9 14 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management2 15 NOT OFFERED
Office Management and SupervisionONLY IN CLASSROOM 3 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance2 6 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Sandhills Community College, there are 3,778 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,059 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,463 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,596 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,778
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,463
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,596
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses719

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,463 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,453 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 10 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,463
North Carolina Resident1,453
Other State In U.S.10
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,463
Degree/Certificate Seeking788
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking675

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