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Trade and career schools in North Carolina
North Carolina has 99 accredited campuses awarding trade and career credentials, 16,772 credentials a year. The average completion rate is 48% (rank 49 of 53 states), median graduate debt $11,740, and 31% of campuses are for-profit.
99campuses
16,772credentials / yr
48%avg completion
$11,740median graduate debt
$33,336median earnings, 10 yrs
By trade
Cosmetology schools
69 campuses · $17,854 yr-1 pay Welding schools
58 campuses · $37,230 yr-1 pay Medical assistant programs
51 campuses · $29,584 yr-1 pay Auto mechanic schools
44 campuses · $36,650 yr-1 pay EMT & paramedic training
39 campuses · $45,121 yr-1 pay Electrician schools
38 campuses · $69,326 yr-1 pay LPN / LVN programs
37 campuses · $40,256 yr-1 pay HVAC schools
36 campuses · $35,135 yr-1 pay CNC & machining programs
34 campuses · $37,230 yr-1 pay Culinary & pastry schools
26 campuses · $26,084 yr-1 pay Radiology & sonography programs
26 campuses · $45,211 yr-1 pay Esthetician schools
24 campuses · $18,055 yr-1 pay Construction trades programs
21 campuses · $42,229 yr-1 pay Surgical technologist programs
21 campuses · $44,497 yr-1 pay Dental assistant schools
20 campuses · $29,802 yr-1 pay CNA classes
17 campuses · $39,766 yr-1 pay Medical billing & coding programs
16 campuses · $25,386 yr-1 pay Dental hygiene programs
13 campuses · $47,186 yr-1 pay Nail technician schools
12 campuses · $18,257 yr-1 pay Pharmacy technician programs
11 campuses · $30,619 yr-1 pay Massage therapy schools
9 campuses · $20,285 yr-1 pay Barber schools
7 campuses · $14,736 yr-1 pay Phlebotomy classes
7 campuses Plumbing schools
7 campuses Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools
5 campuses · $35,310 yr-1 pay CDL / truck driving schools
5 campuses · $42,409 yr-1 pay Diesel mechanic schools
4 campuses Heavy equipment operator schools
1 campuses Lineman schools
1 campuses
69 campuses · $17,854 yr-1 pay Welding schools
58 campuses · $37,230 yr-1 pay Medical assistant programs
51 campuses · $29,584 yr-1 pay Auto mechanic schools
44 campuses · $36,650 yr-1 pay EMT & paramedic training
39 campuses · $45,121 yr-1 pay Electrician schools
38 campuses · $69,326 yr-1 pay LPN / LVN programs
37 campuses · $40,256 yr-1 pay HVAC schools
36 campuses · $35,135 yr-1 pay CNC & machining programs
34 campuses · $37,230 yr-1 pay Culinary & pastry schools
26 campuses · $26,084 yr-1 pay Radiology & sonography programs
26 campuses · $45,211 yr-1 pay Esthetician schools
24 campuses · $18,055 yr-1 pay Construction trades programs
21 campuses · $42,229 yr-1 pay Surgical technologist programs
21 campuses · $44,497 yr-1 pay Dental assistant schools
20 campuses · $29,802 yr-1 pay CNA classes
17 campuses · $39,766 yr-1 pay Medical billing & coding programs
16 campuses · $25,386 yr-1 pay Dental hygiene programs
13 campuses · $47,186 yr-1 pay Nail technician schools
12 campuses · $18,257 yr-1 pay Pharmacy technician programs
11 campuses · $30,619 yr-1 pay Massage therapy schools
9 campuses · $20,285 yr-1 pay Barber schools
7 campuses · $14,736 yr-1 pay Phlebotomy classes
7 campuses Plumbing schools
7 campuses Aviation maintenance (A&P) schools
5 campuses · $35,310 yr-1 pay CDL / truck driving schools
5 campuses · $42,409 yr-1 pay Diesel mechanic schools
4 campuses Heavy equipment operator schools
1 campuses Lineman schools
1 campuses
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| Campus | City | Type | Trades | Grads / yr | Completion | Grad debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wake Technical Community College | Raleigh | Public | HVAC, Welding, Construction, Electrician | 897 | 33% | $12,000 |
| NASCAR Technical Institute | Mooresville | for-profit | Auto tech, Welding, Machinist | 700 | 65% | $13,124 |
| Cape Fear Community College | Wilmington | Public | Construction, Auto tech, Cosmetology, HVAC | 663 | 35% | $9,500 |
| Guilford Technical Community College | Jamestown | Public | Auto tech, Aviation maint., HVAC, Culinary | 661 | 31% | $14,901 |
| Central Piedmont Community College | Charlotte | Public | Culinary, Auto tech, Medical assistant, Construction | 597 | 31% | $7,925 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College | Fayetteville | Public | Auto tech, Construction, HVAC, Welding | 570 | 24% | $11,500 |
| Pitt Community College | Winterville | Public | Electrician, Welding, Imaging tech, Construction | 560 | 35% | $11,977 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College | Winston-Salem | Public | Auto tech, Welding, LPN, Imaging tech | 498 | 34% | $10,000 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College | Asheville | Public | Culinary, Auto tech, Welding, HVAC | 484 | 40% | $15,528 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College | Salisbury | Public | Welding, Cosmetology, HVAC, Esthetics | 472 | 35% | $9,458 |
| Central Carolina Community College | Sanford | Public | Welding, Auto tech, Esthetics, Cosmetology | 449 | 43% | not reported |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | Thomasville | Public | Auto tech, CDL, Welding, CNA | 440 | 46% | $10,500 |
| Gaston College | Dallas | Public | Electrician, Welding, LPN, CNA | 387 | 63% | not reported |
| Johnston Community College | Smithfield | Public | Auto tech, HVAC, CDL, Medical assistant | 383 | 37% | not reported |
| Health And Style Institute | Greensboro | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology | 366 | not reported | not reported |
| Wilkes Community College | Wilkesboro | Public | Auto tech, Welding, Construction, Culinary | 354 | 55% | $7,625 |
| Catawba Valley Community College | Hickory | Public | Welding, Electrician, Auto tech, Cosmetology | 318 | 35% | $4,938 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | Jacksonville | Public | Auto tech, Electrician, Welding, HVAC | 275 | 49% | not reported |
| Craven Community College | New Bern | Public | Welding, Medical assistant, Cosmetology, Auto tech | 260 | 48% | not reported |
| Wayne Community College | Goldsboro | Public | Auto tech, Welding, Dental hygiene, HVAC | 251 | 49% | $6,500 |
| Southwestern Community College | Sylva | Public | Medical assistant, Welding, Billing & coding, Cosmetology | 231 | 53% | $10,500 |
| Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | Hudson | Public | Welding, Auto tech, Medical assistant, LPN | 224 | 45% | $8,750 |
| Cleveland Community College | Shelby | Public | HVAC, Welding, Auto tech, LPN | 214 | 32% | not reported |
| Blue Ridge Community College | Flat Rock | Public | Auto tech, Welding, Cosmetology, Machinist | 212 | 50% | $12,000 |
| Randolph Community College | Asheboro | Public | Welding, Cosmetology, Auto tech, Electrician | 209 | 58% | not reported |
| Durham Technical Community College | Durham | Public | Auto tech, Electrician, Medical assistant, LPN | 205 | 45% | $14,750 |
| Richmond Community College | Hamlet | Public | Electrician, Welding, CNA, Machinist | 202 | 46% | not reported |
| Isothermal Community College | Spindale | Public | Electrician, Welding, Construction, Cosmetology | 187 | 56% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville | Fayetteville | for-profit | CDL, Medical assistant, Billing & coding | 187 | 78% | $15,917 |
| College of the Albemarle | Elizabeth City | Public | Welding, HVAC, Aviation maint., Machinist | 184 | 35% | not reported |
| Edgecombe Community College | Tarboro | Public | Billing & coding, Esthetics, Medical assistant, Welding | 178 | 37% | $15,917 |
| Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology | 177 | 82% | $6,333 |
| Alamance Community College | Graham | Public | Cosmetology, HVAC, Auto tech, Dental assisting | 170 | 39% | not reported |
| Carteret Community College | Morehead City | Public | Culinary, Welding, Auto tech, Esthetics | 170 | 49% | not reported |
| Robeson Community College | Lumberton | Public | Electrician, HVAC, Welding, LPN | 163 | 33% | not reported |
| Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte | Charlotte | non-profit | Culinary | 161 | not reported | $26,000 |
| Surry Community College | Dobson | Public | Welding, Auto tech, Machinist, Electrician | 161 | 6.4% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville | Jacksonville | for-profit | CDL, Medical assistant, Billing & coding | 155 | 75% | $15,917 |
| Miller-Motte College-Wilmington | Wilmington | for-profit | Billing & coding, Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 151 | not reported | not reported |
| Nash Community College | Rocky Mount | Public | Lineworker, Medical assistant, Auto tech, LPN | 151 | 41% | $11,500 |
| Southeastern College-Charlotte | Charlotte | for-profit | Massage therapy, Medical assistant, Surgical tech, Billing & coding | 143 | 77% | $9,500 |
| Mitchell Community College | Statesville | Public | Esthetics, Cosmetology, Culinary, Nail tech | 138 | 28% | not reported |
| Vance-Granville Community College | Henderson | Public | Medical assistant, Imaging tech, LPN, Welding | 137 | 53% | not reported |
| Lenoir Community College | Kinston | Public | Welding, Cosmetology, Auto tech, Machinist | 133 | 36% | not reported |
| Martin Community College | Williamston | Public | Medical assistant, Welding, HVAC, Auto tech | 131 | 39% | not reported |
| McDowell Technical Community College | Marion | Public | Welding, LPN, HVAC, Cosmetology | 122 | 48% | not reported |
| Montgomery Community College | Troy | Public | Electrician, Medical assistant, HVAC, Phlebotomy | 114 | 84% | not reported |
| Halifax Community College | Weldon | Public | Construction, Plumbing, Dental hygiene, Welding | 111 | 35% | not reported |
| Miller-Motte College-Raleigh | Raleigh | for-profit | CDL, Medical assistant, Dental assisting | 110 | 79% | $15,917 |
| Leons Beauty School Inc | Greensboro | for-profit | Cosmetology, Esthetics | 107 | 96% | not reported |
| Sandhills Community College | Pinehurst | Public | Auto tech, Cosmetology, Culinary, Imaging tech | 107 | 53% | not reported |
| Stanly Community College | Albemarle | Public | Medical assistant, Cosmetology, Welding, Imaging tech | 107 | 48% | not reported |
| Western Piedmont Community College | Morganton | Public | Cosmetology, Medical assistant, Welding, Dental assisting | 105 | 49% | not reported |
| Rockingham Community College | Wentworth | Public | Welding, LPN, Machinist, Surgical tech | 100 | 35% | not reported |
| Sampson Community College | Clinton | Public | Welding, Cosmetology, LPN, Medical assistant | 100 | 57% | not reported |
| Bladen Community College | Dublin | Public | Welding, Electrician, Cosmetology, LPN | 92 | 23% | not reported |
| James Sprunt Community College | Kenansville | Public | Electrician, Welding, Auto tech, Cosmetology | 92 | 48% | not reported |
| Mayland Community College | Spruce Pine | Public | Construction, Welding, Medical assistant, Cosmetology | 89 | 46% | not reported |
| Southeastern Community College | Whiteville | Public | Construction, Phlebotomy, LPN, Welding | 85 | 44% | not reported |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville | Fayetteville | for-profit | Cosmetology | 84 | 66% | $11,740 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte | Charlotte | for-profit | Aviation maint., Machinist | 82 | 70% | $29,773 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh | Raleigh | for-profit | Cosmetology | 75 | 14% | $10,500 |
| South Piedmont Community College | Polkton | Public | LPN, HVAC, Imaging tech, Medical assistant | 67 | 38% | not reported |
| College of Wilmington | Wilmington | for-profit | Massage therapy, Cosmetology, Esthetics | 66 | 15% | $9,423 |
| Beaufort County Community College | Washington | Public | Cosmetology, LPN, Welding, Auto tech | 64 | 48% | not reported |
| Haywood Community College | Clyde | Public | Auto tech, Welding, Cosmetology, Electrician | 64 | 34% | not reported |
| Elevate Salon Institute | Durham | for-profit | Esthetics, Cosmetology | 61 | not reported | not reported |
| Wilson Community College | Wilson | Public | Welding, LPN, HVAC, Auto tech | 61 | 27% | $10,500 |
| Winston Salem Barber School | Winston-Salem | for-profit | Barber | 60 | 63% | not reported |
| Empire Beauty School-Concord | Concord | for-profit | Cosmetology | 55 | 65% | $13,000 |
| Gwinnett College | Raleigh | for-profit | Massage therapy, Medical assistant | 53 | 63% | $7,917 |
| Brunswick Community College | Bolivia | Public | Welding, Billing & coding, Cosmetology, Medical assistant | 52 | 40% | not reported |
| Tri-County Community College | Murphy | Public | Welding, Cosmetology, Auto tech, Esthetics | 45 | 54% | not reported |
| Piedmont Community College | Roxboro | Public | Welding, Cosmetology, Medical assistant, EMT / paramedic | 44 | 20% | not reported |
| Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro | Greensboro | for-profit | Cosmetology | 43 | 32% | $13,583 |
| Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | Concord | non-profit | Medical assistant, Surgical tech | 42 | not reported | $16,000 |
| Center for Massage | Asheville | for-profit | Massage therapy | 41 | 90% | $6,333 |
| Alexander Paul Institute of Hair Design | Greenville | for-profit | Cosmetology | 30 | 64% | $8,750 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Gastonia | Gastonia | for-profit | Cosmetology | 30 | 56% | $12,874 |
| Pinnacle Institute of Cosmetology | Mooresville | for-profit | Cosmetology | 30 | 52% | $9,833 |
| Empire Beauty School-Pineville | Charlotte | for-profit | Cosmetology | 24 | 48% | $13,000 |
| Pamlico Community College | Grantsboro | Public | Esthetics, Welding, Medical assistant, Cosmetology | 24 | 54% | not reported |
| Beyond Measure Barbering Institute | Mebane | for-profit | Barber | 23 | 59% | $12,533 |
| Carolinas College of Health Sciences | Charlotte | Public | Imaging tech | 23 | not reported | $15,337 |
| Carolina College of Hair Design Inc | Asheville | for-profit | Cosmetology | 22 | 72% | $4,889 |
| Empire Beauty School-Charlotte | Charlotte | for-profit | Cosmetology | 21 | 24% | $10,667 |
| Mitchells Academy | Raleigh | for-profit | Cosmetology | 21 | not reported | not reported |
| Roanoke-Chowan Community College | Ahoskie | Public | HVAC, Welding | 20 | 37% | not reported |
| Empire Beauty School-Winston-Salem | Winston-Salem | for-profit | Cosmetology | 17 | 44% | $10,667 |
| No Grease Barber School | Charlotte | for-profit | Barber | 10 | 67% | $12,179 |
| Bull City Durham Beauty and Barber College | Durham | for-profit | Barber | 9 | 78% | $12,179 |
| One Stop Academy | Fayetteville | for-profit | Barber | 5 | not reported | not reported |
| Livingstone College | Salisbury | non-profit | Culinary | 3 | not reported | $31,125 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | Public | Dental hygiene | 1 | not reported | $14,000 |
| Anson College of Cosmetology | Wadesboro | — | Cosmetology | — | not reported | not reported |
| Care One Health Training Institute | Raleigh | — | Medical assistant | — | not reported | not reported |
| Myrangel Beauty Institute | Charlotte | — | Cosmetology | — | not reported | not reported |
| Paul Mitchell the School Charlotte | Charlotte | — | Cosmetology | — | not reported | not reported |
| The Dooby Shop School of Cosmetology | Charlotte | — | Cosmetology | — | not reported | not reported |
Source: the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey, College Scorecard (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026), DAPIP. Ordered by trade credentials awarded.