This page lists 94 schools in North Carolina that reported awards in licensed nursing education to the U.S. Department of Education for 2023-24 — including 38 practical/vocational nursing (LPN/LVN), 60 associate degree (ADN), 35 bachelor's (BSN), 17 master's and 9 Doctor of Nursing Practice award levels. By ownership, 69 public, 21 private nonprofit and 4 private for-profit. 53 appear in the CCNE or ACEN accreditor directories for at least one nursing program level. The largest concentrations are in Charlotte (6), Durham (4), Fayetteville (3) and Winston-Salem (3).
Data last reviewed: October 6, 2026
Sources: IPEDS (U.S. Dept. of Education) / CCNE directory / ACEN directory / official school websites
Listing does not certify educational quality or guarantee licensure eligibility. Verify details with the school before applying.
Listed alphabetically. Inclusion is editorial selection, not a ranking — see our methodology. How schools are selected
Cleveland Community College is a public community / two-year college in Shelby, NC. It reported 83 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
ACEN: ADN, LPN/LVN
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Coastal Carolina Community College is a public community / two-year college in Jacksonville, NC. It reported 30 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
ACEN: ADN, LPN/LVN
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
College of the Albemarle is a public community / two-year college in Elizabeth City, NC. It reported 46 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
ACEN: ADN
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Craven Community College is a public community / two-year college in New Bern, NC. It reported 51 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Davidson-Davie Community College is a public community / two-year college in Thomasville, NC. It reported 98 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
ACEN: ADN
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Duke University School of Nursing in Durham, North Carolina offers a prelicensure Master of Nursing for non-nurses, MSN nurse practitioner majors delivered mostly at a distance, DNP programs including nurse anesthesia, and a funded PhD in nursing.
5 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, MSN, Post-Master's, DNPCOA
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Durham Technical Community College is a public community / two-year college in Durham, NC. It reported 62 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
ACEN: LPN/LVN, ADN
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
The East Carolina University College of Nursing in Greenville, North Carolina offers a traditional BSN, an accelerated second-degree BSN, an online RN to BSN option, master's concentrations such as psychiatric-mental health NP and nurse-midwifery, a nurse anesthesia DNP and an online PhD in nursing.
7 verified program profiles
CCNE: BSN, MSN, DNP, Post-Master'sCOAACME
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Edgecombe Community College is a public community / two-year college in Tarboro, NC. It reported 52 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
ACEN: LPN/LVN, ADN
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Elon University is a private nonprofit university in Elon, NC. It reported 14 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Fayetteville State University is a public university in Fayetteville, NC. It reported 184 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
CCNE: BSN, MSN
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public community / two-year college in Fayetteville, NC. It reported 150 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
ACEN: ADN
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Forsyth Technical Community College is a public community / two-year college in Winston-Salem, NC. It reported 214 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Galen Health Institutes-Asheville is a private for-profit four-year college in Asheville, NC. It reported 6 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Gardner-Webb University is a private nonprofit university in Boiling Springs, NC. It reported 137 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
ACEN: DNP, BSN, MSN, ADN
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Gaston College, a community college in North Carolina, offers a practical nursing diploma, an associate degree in nursing and an LPN-to-RN option through its Health & Human Services division. Nurse aide training is run through Continuing Education, and a RIBN dual-enrollment path with Lenoir-Rhyne University is also listed.
3 verified program profiles
ACEN: ADN, LPN/LVN
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Guilford Technical Community College is a public community / two-year college in Jamestown, NC. It reported 67 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Halifax Community College is a public community / two-year college in Weldon, NC. It reported 57 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
Haywood Community College is a public community / two-year college in Clyde, NC. It reported 12 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
High Point University is a private nonprofit university in High Point, NC. It reported 2 nursing awards (LPN level and above) to IPEDS for 2023-24.
Nursing awards reported to IPEDS (2023-24)
No program at this school has a verified profile yet, so there is nothing to compare like-for-like. See the school's reported nursing awards.
