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Sandhills Community College

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Sandhills Community College

  • LocationPinehurst, NC
  • Type and sizePublic · 2-year · 3,824 students
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Sandhills Community College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess.

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Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.

Campus facts

SettingRural
Students per faculty member14 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
3,824
Total students3,824
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$4,157
Cost of attendance (per year)$14,709
Median federal debt at graduation—
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
53%
First-year retention80%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$31,656
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants28%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Diocese of Raleigh

The Most Reverend Luis Rafael Zarama, Bishop of Raleigh

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Cathedral: Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral

Source: dioceseofraleigh.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county using NCES Catholic school records. Confirm with the diocese.

About this school’s data

  • IPEDS unit ID 199634
  • Carnegie classification: Associate's college
  • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges d.b.a. Commission on Colleges and Universities (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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Is Sandhills Community College a Catholic college?
No. Sandhills Community College is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.

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