Community Colleges Have a

$19 Billion Annual Impact

on the North Carolina Economy

NC community colleges contribute $19 billion to state economy, study finds

March 29, 2022

By Zac Ezzone – Staff writer, Triangle Business Journal

Mar 24, 2022, 7:45am EDT

A new study looks at the economic value of North Carolina community colleges and the system’s return on investment for students and taxpayers.

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PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS

This report was developed from a working group of community partners formed to collaborate with Emsi Burning Glass to produce an Economic Impact Study (EIS) and five Program-Specific Economic Impact Studies (PSEIS) for each of the 58 community colleges and the combined system with support from the North Carolina General Assembly.