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Colleges near Pinebluff · College Scorecard

No college in Pinebluff, but 5 within 30 miles

The closest is Sandhills Community College in Southern Pines, 8.5 miles from the center of town. Here’s what each costs, who gets in, and how students do.

Nearest college
8.5 mi
Sandhills Community College
Within 30 miles
5
degree-granting colleges
Nearest community college
8.5 mi
Sandhills Community College
Students nearby
5,593
on campus within 30 miles
Residents in college
5%
NC 6%

College from Pinebluff

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★ What stands out · Within reach

Colleges near Pinebluff

Every degree-granting college within 30 miles of the center of Pinebluff.

Sandhills Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Southern Pines
8.5 mi2,414 students
Richmond Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Hamlet
19.5 mi1,680 students
St. Andrews UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Laurinburg
25.1 mi585 students
Montgomery Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Troy
28.7 mi877 students
Manna UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fayetteville
29.1 mi37 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $75–110k, where Pinebluff’s median household income ($81K) falls.

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college near Pinebluff: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k 0%25%50%75%100% Graduate → Sandhills Community CollegeRichmond Community CollegeMontgomery Community College
Sandhills Community College53% graduate$32k earnings— typical debt
Richmond Community College46% graduate$30k earnings— typical debt
Montgomery Community College84% graduate$33k earnings— typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Pinebluff. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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