North Carolina college websites: readability rankings

Readability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 72 public and 44 private college and university websites in North Carolina, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 116
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing North Carolina college and university sites. All education sites

Public colleges and universities in North Carolina are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.

F 53

Average readability score of 61 fully scanned North Carolina public college sites

21st

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average readability score

61 of 72

North carolina public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 11, so they're listed without grades

F 56

Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites

How North Carolina readability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 61 fully scanned North Carolina public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • North Carolina average
  • All education average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 927
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 690
70 to 790
80 to 890
90 to 10031

North Carolina by readability grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. North Carolina: 61 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. North Carolina
  2. All education sites
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
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GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
North Carolina51% (31)0% (0)44% (27)
All education sites53% (1,425)0% (0)41% (1,110)

Top 3 North Carolina public college sites by readability score

#1 in North Carolina · U.S. education rank 1

Brunswick Community College

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security B
  • Usability B
  • Readability A

#1 in North Carolina · U.S. education rank 1

Cape Fear Community College

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security C
  • Usability B
  • Readability A

#1 in North Carolina · U.S. education rank 1

Carteret Community College

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security B
  • Usability B
  • Readability A

Most common readability failures among North Carolina public college sites

Share of the 61 fully scanned North Carolina public college sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to the sites failing it, or to its standard when we have no list yet.

  1. Reading level44%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Reading level44%27

What each check means

  • Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. Users struggle to understand your content.

Every education site with one problem

North Carolina public 4-year institutions by readability score

18 sites, 16 fully scanned, average readability score 53 (F). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 ecu.edu
East Carolina University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ecsu.edu
Elizabeth City State University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ncat.edu
North Carolina A & T State University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 nccu.edu
North Carolina Central University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 uncp.edu
University of North Carolina at Pembroke U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 uncsa.edu
University of North Carolina School of the Arts U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wcu.edu
Western Carolina University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wssu.edu
Winston-Salem State University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
4 appstate.edu
Appalachian State University U.S. rank 136 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 uncfsu.edu
Fayetteville State University U.S. rank 228 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 new.unca.edu
University of North Carolina Asheville U.S. rank 20 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 unc.edu
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill U.S. rank 42 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 charlotte.edu
University of North Carolina at Charlotte U.S. rank 28 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 northcarolina.edu
University of North Carolina System U.S. rank 70 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 uncw.edu
University of North Carolina Wilmington U.S. rank 136 		0 of 1 checks pass F
carolinascollege.edu
Carolinas College of Health Sciences 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because its security certificate didn't pass validation. Status 993 -
3 ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University at Raleigh U.S. rank 85 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
uncg.edu
University of North Carolina at Greensboro 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because the page never finished loading in our browser. Status 994 -

North Carolina public 2-year institutions by readability score

54 sites, 45 fully scanned, average readability score 53 (F). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 brunswickcc.edu
Brunswick Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cfcc.edu
Cape Fear Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 carteret.edu
Carteret Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cccc.edu
Central Carolina Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 clevelandcc.edu
Cleveland Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 albemarle.edu
College of the Albemarle U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cravencc.edu
Craven Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 durhamtech.edu
Durham Technical Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 forsythtech.edu
Forsyth Technical Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 gtcc.edu
Guilford Technical Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 halifaxcc.edu
Halifax Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 haywood.edu
Haywood Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 isothermal.edu
Isothermal Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 johnstoncc.edu
Johnston Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lenoircc.edu
Lenoir Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mcdowelltech.edu
McDowell Technical Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mitchellcc.edu
Mitchell Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 randolph.edu
Randolph Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 robeson.edu
Robeson Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 rockinghamcc.edu
Rockingham Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 spcc.edu
South Piedmont Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 sccnc.edu
Southeastern Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wilsoncc.edu
Wilson Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
4 alamancecc.edu
Alamance Community College U.S. rank 162 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 bladencc.edu
Bladen Community College U.S. rank 62 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 cvcc.edu
Catawba Valley Community College U.S. rank 76 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 cpcc.edu
Central Piedmont Community College U.S. rank 96 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 coastalcarolina.edu
Coastal Carolina Community College U.S. rank 102 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 edgecombe.edu
Edgecombe Community College U.S. rank 178 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 gaston.edu
Gaston College U.S. rank 126 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 jamessprunt.edu
James Sprunt Community College U.S. rank 126 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 martincc.edu
Martin Community College U.S. rank 4 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 nashcc.edu
Nash Community College U.S. rank 108 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 piedmontcc.edu
Piedmont Community College U.S. rank 220 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 richmondcc.edu
Richmond Community College U.S. rank 102 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 roanokechowan.edu
Roanoke-Chowan Community College U.S. rank 234 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 rccc.edu
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College U.S. rank 242 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 sandhills.edu
Sandhills Community College U.S. rank 40 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 stanly.edu
Stanly Community College U.S. rank 124 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 vgcc.edu
Vance-Granville Community College U.S. rank 46 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 waketech.edu
Wake Technical Community College U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 waynecc.edu
Wayne Community College U.S. rank 242 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 wilkescc.edu
Wilkes Community College U.S. rank 76 		0 of 1 checks pass F
abtech.edu
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 -
blueridge.edu
Blue Ridge Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
cccti.edu
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
faytechcc.edu
Fayetteville Technical Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 -
mayland.edu
Mayland Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
5 montgomery.edu
Montgomery Community College U.S. rank 183 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
3 pamlicocc.edu
Pamlico Community College U.S. rank 101 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
pittcc.edu
Pitt Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
southwesterncc.edu
Southwestern Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
surry.edu
Surry Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
tricountycc.edu
Tri-County Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -

North Carolina private nonprofit institutions by readability score

44 sites, 38 fully scanned, average readability score 47 (F). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 belmontabbeycollege.edu
Belmont Abbey College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 brevard.edu
Brevard College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cabarruscollege.edu
Cabarrus College of Health Sciences U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 catawba.edu
Catawba College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 davidson.edu
Davidson College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 guilford.edu
Guilford College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 heritagebiblecollege.edu
Heritage Bible College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 highpoint.edu
High Point University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 jungtao.edu
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lr.edu
Lenoir-Rhyne University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 louisburg.edu
Louisburg College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 manna.edu
Manna University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mhu.edu
Mars Hill University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 methodist.edu
Methodist University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 montreat.edu
Montreat College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wfu.edu
Wake Forest University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 warren-wilson.edu
Warren Wilson College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wingate.edu
Wingate University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
2 campbell.edu
Campbell University U.S. rank 66 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 carolina.edu
Carolina Christian College U.S. rank 54 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 carolinau.edu
Carolina University U.S. rank 178 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 charlottechristian.edu
Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary U.S. rank 38 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 duke.edu
Duke University U.S. rank 66 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 elon.edu
Elon University U.S. rank 44 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 gardner-webb.edu
Gardner-Webb University U.S. rank 50 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 greensboro.edu
Greensboro College U.S. rank 10 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 hoodseminary.edu
Hood Theological Seminary U.S. rank 250 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 jcsu.edu
Johnson C Smith University U.S. rank 184 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 lmc.edu
Lees-McRae College U.S. rank 230 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 meredith.edu
Meredith College U.S. rank 68 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 ncwu.edu
North Carolina Wesleyan University U.S. rank 198 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 queens.edu
Queens University of Charlotte U.S. rank 82 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 st-aug.edu
Saint Augustine's University U.S. rank 76 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 salem.edu
Salem College U.S. rank 48 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 shawu.edu
Shaw University U.S. rank 18 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 shepherds.edu
Shepherds Theological Seminary U.S. rank 118 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 sfwbc.edu
Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College U.S. rank 102 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 wattscollegeofnursing.edu
Watts College of Nursing U.S. rank 16 		0 of 1 checks pass F
bennett.edu
Bennett College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
ccbs.edu
Carolina College of Biblical Studies 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
livingstone.edu
Livingstone College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
macuniversity.edu
Mid-Atlantic Christian University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asks crawlers to wait longer than we can. Status 997 -
umo.edu
University of Mount Olive 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
peace.edu
William Peace University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -

About this data

ScanGov scans the homepage of each college and university site on our higher education list. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 10/27/2026 and 11/8/2026. Each site's report shows its own scan date. A site counts as fully scanned when its homepage loaded and sent us its page content. Averages, grade shares, failure rates, and ranks use fully scanned sites only. We could not fully scan 11 sites. They did not respond, blocked the scanner, or sent no page content. They appear in the table without grades, with their scan status, and are left out of every figure. Grades follow the ScanGov grade scale. Rank follows the ScanGov ranking method. The full dataset, with every county's raw results, is in the ScanGov data repository.

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