North Carolina Community Colleges Pay Back 
Students and Taxpayers 

• Students graduating from North Carolina Community Colleges enjoy an 18.6% annual return on their  investment. For every dollar invested by a student,  that student will receive $4.24 back in future, higher earnings. 

• North Carolina community colleges put more into the state coffers than they take out, with a 16.8% annual return.  Every dollar of state and local tax money invested today returns a cumulative of $17.03 over the next 32 years.

• North Carolina community colleges account for $1.4 billion in the North Carolina economy (equal to approximately 52,000 jobs).

These are just a few of the most important findings of a comprehensive study of the economic impact of North Carolina's community colleges released in January 2005.  Produced by CCbenefits, a nationally respected economic research firm, the study covers the system as a whole and each community college individually.   For individual college results, contact your local community college president.  

Click on the links below for materials from the statewide study.

• Executive Summary
• Fact Sheet
• Full Report
• Power Point Presentation
• News Release of January 18 Announcement
• CCbenefits Inc.

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