Beaufort County Community College

Beaufort County Community College is a community college serving students in the Washington, North Carolina area, with a presence extending to Roper in Washington County. The college provides educational access to residents of Beaufort, Washington, Tyrrell, and Hyde counties in the coastal plain region of eastern North Carolina, offering career, technical, and college transfer programming.

Typical program areas at Beaufort County Community College include health sciences, business technologies, early childhood education, information technology, and industrial technology. Credentials offered span short-term certificates through associate degrees, allowing students to pursue both immediate employment and further academic transfer.

Roper is a small community in Washington County in the rural northeastern coastal plain of North Carolina. Beaufort County Community College extends educational services to this area, supporting workforce development in a region where access to higher education and career training resources can be limited, and where healthcare, agriculture, and small business represent key local industries.