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Gaston College is a public institution situated in Dallas, North Carolina. Gaston College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

1,230 Full-Time Undergraduates

$2,432 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Gaston College?

Contact details for Gaston College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	201 Hwy 321 S, Dallas, NC 28034
Phone:	704-922-6200
Website:	www.gaston.edu

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Can I Afford Gaston College?

$2,432 In-State Tuition

In a recent term, part-time Gaston College students paid $76 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $268 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,432	$8,576
Fees	$754	$754
Books and Supplies	$1,460	$1,460

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Gaston College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,230 Full-Time Undergraduates

64% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 5,345 undergraduate students at Gaston College, with 1,230 being full-time and 4,115 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,230 full-time undergraduates at Gaston College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Gaston College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	24
Black or African American	129
Hispanic or Latino	106
White	845
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	126

Over 10 countries are represented at Gaston College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nigeria, Philippines, and India.

Online Learning at Gaston College

2,705 Took All Classes Online

5,200 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 5,200 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Gaston College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Gaston College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	252	0	0	252
Medical Office Management/Administration	61	26	6	93
Welding Technology/Welder	40	0	16	56
Electrician	37	6	1	44
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	44	44
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	18	7	0	25
Aesthetician/Esthetician & Skin Care Specialist	25	0	0	25
Medical/Clinical Assistant	3	6	14	23
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	20	0	2	22
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	21	0	0	21
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	0	13	7	20
Civil Engineering Technology	9	6	0	15
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	8	6	0	14
Other Industrial Production Technologies	11	1	2	14
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	12	1	1	14
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	4	6	0	10
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	9	1	0	10
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	8	0	8
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	8	0	0	8
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	1	3	2	6
Computer Engineering Technology	0	5	0	5
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	1	3	0	4
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	4	0	4
Applied Engineering Technologies	0	0	0	0
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	0	0	0
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, & Nail Instructor	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	540	102	95	737

Gaston College Trades

In a recent academic period, Gaston College awarded 1,741 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	3	14	6
Allied Health Professions	0	0	8
Civil Engineering Technology	9	0	6
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	21	0	0
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	5
Cosmetology	25	7	13
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	37	1	6
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	5	2	9
Electronics Engineering Technology	8	0	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	61	6	26
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	20	2	0
Industrial Production Technology	11	2	1
Mechanical Engineering Technology	1	0	3
Mental & Social Health Services	18	0	11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	252	44	0
Precision Metal Working	57	16	1
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	12	1	1
Total	1,265	221	255

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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