Colleges for Veterans in North Carolina

36,193 students are using VA education benefits at 183 schools in North Carolina. Of those schools, 71 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 57 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 9 carry a VA caution flag.

School	City	Type	On VA benefits
Fayetteville Technical Community College Yellow Ribbon	Fayetteville	Public	2,967
East Carolina University Yellow Ribbon	Greenville	Public	2,124
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Yellow Ribbon	Charlotte	Public	1,826
Fayetteville State University Yellow Ribbon	Fayetteville	Public	1,565
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Yellow Ribbon	Raleigh	Public	1,547
University of North Carolina at Wilmington	Wilmington	Public	1,494
Wake Technical Community College Yellow Ribbon	Raleigh	Public	1,400
Coastal Carolina Community College	Jacksonville	Public	1,321
North Carolina a and T State University Yellow Ribbon	Greensboro	Public	1,277
Appalachian State University	Boone	Public	1,154
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Yellow Ribbon	Greensboro	Public	1,028
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Yellow Ribbon	Chapel Hill	Public	887
Central Piedmont Community College-Charlotte	Charlotte	Public	817
Cape Fear Community College	Wilmington	Public	809
University of North Carolina at Pembroke Yellow Ribbon	Pembroke	Public	756
North Carolina Central University	Durham	Public	638
Campbell University-Buies Creek Yellow Ribbon	Buies Creek	Private nonprofit	601
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill-Kenan Flagler Business School Yellow Ribbon	Chapel Hill	Public	555
Duke University Yellow Ribbon	Durham	Private nonprofit	530
Western Carolina University Yellow Ribbon	Cullowhee	Public	525
Craven Community College Yellow Ribbon	New Bern	Public	506
Methodist University Yellow Ribbon	Fayetteville	Private nonprofit	456
Sandhills Community College	Pinehurst	Public	454
Central Carolina Community College	Sanford	Public	426
Guilford Technical Community College	Jamestown	Public	400
Universal Technical Institute INC-Mooresville Yellow Ribbon	Mooresville	For-profit	377
Winston-Salem State University Yellow Ribbon	Winston-Salem	Public	354
Pitt Community College Yellow Ribbon	Winterville	Public	338
Forsyth Technical Community College	Winston-Salem	Public	308
Carteret Community College	Morehead City	Public	226
University of Mount Olive at Mount Olive Yellow Ribbon	Mount Olive	Private nonprofit	220
Wayne Community College	Goldsboro	Public	215
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Yellow Ribbon	Asheville	Public	190
High Point University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	High Point	Private nonprofit	189
Elizabeth City State University Yellow Ribbon	Elizabeth City	Public	186
Johnston Community College	Smithfield	Public	185
Gaston College	Dallas	Public	182
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College	Salisbury	Public	175
College of the Albemarle	Elizabeth City	Public	163
Durham Technical Community College	Durham	Public	153
Elon University Yellow Ribbon	Elon	Private nonprofit	149
Johnson and Wales University-Charlotte Yellow Ribbon	Charlotte	Private nonprofit	148
University of North Carolina at Asheville	Asheville	Public	145
My Computercareer at Raleigh LLC Yellow Ribbon	Raleigh	For-profit	143
Gardner-Webb University Yellow Ribbon	Boiling Springs	Private nonprofit	140
ECPI University-Raleigh Yellow Ribbon	Raleigh	For-profit	137
Alamance Community College	Graham	Public	134
ECPI University-Charlotte Yellow Ribbon	Charlotte	For-profit	124
Wingate University Yellow Ribbon	Wingate	Private nonprofit	123
Campbell University-Ft Liberty	Fort Liberty	Private nonprofit	117
Mitchell Community College	Statesville	Public	116
Catawba Valley Community College	Hickory	Public	111
Davidson-Davie Community College	Thomasville	Public	100
North Carolina Wesleyan University Yellow Ribbon	Rocky Mount	Private nonprofit	100
Lenoir Community College	Kinston	Public	99
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute	Hudson	Public	98
Cleveland Community College	Shelby	Public	97
Carolina College of Biblical Studies	Fayetteville	Private nonprofit	93
Robeson Community College	Lumberton	Public	93
Queens University of Charlotte Yellow Ribbon	Charlotte	Private nonprofit	92
Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville Yellow Ribbon	Jacksonville	For-profit	91
Johnson C Smith University Flagged	Charlotte	Private nonprofit	87
Barton College Yellow Ribbon	Wilson	Private nonprofit	86
Wake Forest University Yellow Ribbon	Winston-Salem	Private nonprofit	86
Shaw University	Raleigh	Private nonprofit	85
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Flagged	Wake Forest	Private nonprofit	85
Lenoir-Rhyne University Yellow Ribbon	Hickory	Private nonprofit	83
Randolph Community College	Asheboro	Public	80
Campbell University-Camp Lejeune	Camp Lejeune	Private nonprofit	72
Nash Community College	Rocky Mount	Public	72
Meredith College Yellow Ribbon	Raleigh	Private nonprofit	71
Aviation Institute of Maintenance	Charlotte	For-profit	69
Belmont Abbey College Yellow Ribbon	Belmont	Private nonprofit	68
William Peace University Yellow Ribbon	Raleigh	Private nonprofit	64
Blue Ridge Community College-Flat Rock	Flat Rock	Public	62
Vance-Granville Community College	Henderson	Public	62
Mil2atp INC	Pikeville	Flight school	61
Richmond Community College	Hamlet	Public	61
Southwestern Community College	Sylva	Public	61
Isothermal Community College	Spindale	Public	60
Wilson Community College	Wilson	Public	59
Montreat College Yellow Ribbon	Montreat	Private nonprofit	58
Wilkes Community College	Wilkesboro	Public	57
ECPI University-Greensboro Yellow Ribbon	Greensboro	For-profit	56
South College-Asheville Yellow Ribbon	Asheville	For-profit	56
Brevard College Yellow Ribbon	Brevard	Private nonprofit	55
Great Horizons Career Centers	Cary	For-profit	55
Lees-McRae College Yellow Ribbon	Banner Elk	Private nonprofit	55
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville Yellow Ribbon	Fayetteville	For-profit	55
Wake Forest University School of Business Yellow Ribbon	Winston-Salem	Private nonprofit	55
Catawba College Yellow Ribbon	Salisbury	Private nonprofit	54
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Camp Lejeune	Camp Lejeune	Private nonprofit	54
South Piedmont Community College	Polkton	Public	54
Brunswick Community College	Bolivia	Public	52
Edgecombe Community College	Tarboro	Public	51
Manna University	Fayetteville	Private nonprofit	51
Sampson Community College	Clinton	Public	51
Chowan University	Murfreesboro	Private nonprofit	50
Stanly Community College	Albemarle	Public	50
Haywood Community College	Clyde	Public	49
Guilford College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Greensboro	Private nonprofit	48
James Sprunt Community College	Kenansville	Public	48
Surry Community College	Dobson	Public	48
Chamberlain University-North Carolina Yellow Ribbon	Charlotte	For-profit	46
Duke University School of Medicine Yellow Ribbon	Durham	Private nonprofit	46
Livingstone College Yellow Ribbon	Salisbury	Private nonprofit	45
Transtech	Newton	For-profit	45
Pfeiffer University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Misenheimer	Private nonprofit	44
Western Piedmont Community College	Morganton	Public	43
Bladen Community College	Dublin	Public	42
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Ft Bragg	Fort Bragg	Private nonprofit	42
Montgomery Community College	Troy	Public	41
Airstreams Renewables INC-Camp Lejeune	Camp Lejeune	For-profit	38
Greensboro College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Greensboro	Private nonprofit	37
Mars Hill University Yellow Ribbon	Mars Hill	Private nonprofit	37
Carolinas College of Health Sciences	Charlotte	Public	36
University of North Carolina School of the Arts	Winston-Salem	Public	36
Campbell University-Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law Yellow Ribbon	Raleigh	Private nonprofit	35
Paul Mitchell the School-Fayetteville	Fayetteville	For-profit	35
Wake Forest University School of Professional Studies	Charlotte	Private nonprofit	34
Beaufort County Community College	Washington	Public	33
Southeastern Community College	Whiteville	Public	31
Highland Canine Training LLC	Harmony	For-profit	28
Roadmaster Drivers School-North Carolina INC	Dunn	For-profit	28
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences	Concord	Private nonprofit	27
Carolina University Flagged	Winston-Salem	Private nonprofit	27
Louisburg College	Louisburg	Private nonprofit	27
Tradewind Flight Services INC dba D2 Flight Academy	New Bern	Flight school	27
Tri-County Community College	Murphy	Public	27
Fayetteville State University-Ft Liberty-Ft Bragg Center	Fort Bragg	Public	25
Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill	For-profit	24
Carolina Trucking Academy	Raleigh	For-profit	24
My Computer Career at Charlotte LLC Yellow Ribbon	Charlotte	For-profit	23
One Stop Academy	Fayetteville	For-profit	23
Rockingham Community College	Wentworth	Public	23
Wake Forest University School of Law Yellow Ribbon	Winston-Salem	Private nonprofit	23
McDowell Technical Community College Yellow Ribbon	Marion	Public	22
Piedmont Community College	Roxboro	Public	21
Paul Mitchell the School-Charlotte	Charlotte	For-profit	20
Davidson College Yellow Ribbon	Davidson	Private nonprofit	19
Halifax Community College	Weldon	Public	19
Warren Wilson College	Swannanoa	Private nonprofit	18
Gwinnett College-Raleigh	Raleigh	For-profit	17
North Carolina School of Advanced Bodywork	Charlotte	For-profit	16
Paul Mitchell the School-Raleigh	Raleigh	For-profit	16
Raleigh Police Academy	Raleigh	Public	15
Roanoke-Chowan Community College	Ahoskie	Public	15
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Charlotte Yellow Ribbon	Charlotte	Private nonprofit	14
Salem College	Winston Salem	Private nonprofit	14
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh Yellow Ribbon	Raleigh	For-profit	13
Shepherds Theological Seminary-Cary	Cary	Private nonprofit	13
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Seymour Johnson AFB Yellow Ribbon	Seymour Johnson AFB	Private nonprofit	12
Park University-MCAS Cherry Point	Cherry Point	Private nonprofit	12
Pressley Aviation LLC	New London	Flight school	12
Strayer University-South Charlotte Yellow Ribbon	Charlotte	For-profit	12
University of Maryland Global Campus-Fayetteville Yellow Ribbon	Fayetteville	Public	12
Wake Forest School of Medicine-Physician Assistant Program Yellow Ribbon	Winston-Salem	Private nonprofit	12
East Carolina University-Brody School of Medicine	Greenville	Public	11
Empire Beauty School-West Greensboro	Greensboro	For-profit	11
North Carolina State Highway Patrol Basic School	Raleigh	Public	11
Northeastern University-Charlotte Yellow Ribbon	Charlotte	Private nonprofit	11
Strayer University-North Raleigh Campus Yellow Ribbon	Raleigh	For-profit	11
University of North Carolina Hospitals-Graduate Medical Education	Chapel Hill	Public	10
Winston Salem Barber School	Winston Salem	For-profit	10
Campbell University-Raleigh	Raleigh	Private nonprofit	9
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Greensboro Yellow Ribbon	Greensboro	Private nonprofit	9
Martin Community College	Williamston	Public	9
Mid-Atlantic Christian University Flagged	Elizabeth City	Private nonprofit	9
Empire Beauty School-Concord	Concord	For-profit	8
Miller-Motte College-Wilmington Yellow Ribbon	Wilmington	For-profit	7
Pamlico Community College	Grantsboro	Public	7
Wake Forest School of Medicine-Md Program Yellow Ribbon	Winston-Salem	Private nonprofit	7
Empire Beauty School-Pineville	Charlotte	For-profit	6
North Carolina Massage School	Cornelius	For-profit	6
Alamance Barber Institute	Burlington Nc	For-profit	5
Aveda Institute Wilmington Flagged	Wilmington	For-profit	5
Charlotte Christian College Yellow Ribbon	Charlotte	Private nonprofit	5
Future Truckers of America	Asheboro	For-profit	5
Mayland Community College	Spruce Pine	Public	5
Northside High School	Jacksonville	Public	5
Southeast Propane Alliance Technical Education Center	Graham	Private nonprofit	5
Total Flight Solutions	Louisburg	Flight school	5
Watts College of Nursing	Durham	Private nonprofit	5

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