Pender County offers a comfortable atmosphere. Small towns and country charm make you feel right at home. We are surrounded by a peaceful environment of beaches, rivers, and woodlands. Access to rivers and local game lands are available all throughout the county. Welcome home to Pender County!
Pender County provides a great education for your child. With over 8,000 students in sixteen schools, Pender County is dedicated to supplying the best education for the next generation.
- Statistics for Pender Co. Schools
- Pender County School System
- Listing of Public and Charter schools in Pender Co.
Colleges and Universities
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- Cape Fear Community College
- Miller-Motte Business College
- James Sprunt Community College
- Fayetteville State University
- Campbell University
- Methodist University
- St. Andrews University
- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Shaw University – satellite campus
- Mt. Olive College – satellite campus
Local Level Resources
- Pender County Social Services — 910-259-1240
- Pender County Health Department — 910-259-1230
- Pender County Sheriff’s Office — 910-259-1212
- Pender County Housing Authority — 910-259-1208
- Pender County Board of Education — 910-259-2187
- Coastal Horizons Center — 1-866-559-0668
- Pender Memorial Hospital— 910-300-4000
State Level Resources
- North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry
- NC Department of Health and Human Services
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