Head-to-head comparison
Pitt Community College vs Alamance Community College: which has better ROI?
Option A Winterville, NC
Pitt Community College
- Net price / year
- $7,337
- Earnings, 10 years
- $37,259
- Payback
- No payback
Option B Graham, NC
Alamance Community College
- Net price / year
- $6,109
- Earnings, 10 years
- $34,241
- Payback
- No payback
Neither clears its cost on institution-wide earnings, but Pitt Community College comes closer — median earnings $37,259 against a $29,348 total, vs $34,241 at Alamance Community College. (Scorecard, 2026 · our math.)
| Measure | Pitt Community College | Alamance Community College |
|---|---|---|
| Net price / yr | $7,337 | $6,109 |
| Total net cost | $29,348 | $24,436 |
| Median earnings, 10 yrs | $37,259 | $34,241 |
| Median debt | $11,977 | — |
| Payback | — | — |
| 20-year net return | -$251,368 | -$306,816 |
College Scorecard (2026), institution-level · payback and returns are our math. Figures blend all majors.
The short answer
Which is cheaper, Pitt Community College or Alamance Community College?
Alamance Community College, at $6,109 a year after aid versus $7,337 — a gap of $1,228 a year, or $4,912 across the full degree. These are net prices after grants and scholarships, not sticker prices, so they reflect what an aided student pays.
The short answer
Do Pitt Community College or Alamance Community College graduates earn more?
Pitt Community College graduates report a median $37,259 ten years after entry, $3,018 more than the $34,241 at Alamance Community College. Both are institution-wide medians from federal tax records, so a high-paying major at the lower school can beat the average at the higher one.
The short answer
Which graduates more of its students?
39% of students finish at Alamance Community College, against 35% at Pitt Community College. Completion matters to the ROI arithmetic because a degree that is never finished still carries its cost and its debt, but earns none of the graduate premium above the $48,360 high-school baseline.