Central Piedmont Community College
Central Piedmont Community College is a public community college in Charlotte, North Carolina. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students annually, Central Piedmont is the second-largest community college in the North Carolina Community College System and the largest in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The college has six campuses and three centers and offers nearly 300 degree, diploma and certificate programs.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $4,616
- Undergraduate enrollment: 26,949
- Graduation rate (150%): 31%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 27%
- Student to faculty ratio: 15:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $37,865
- Median earnings (8 years): $36,044
- Median earnings (6 years): $32,138
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Charlotte, NC
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Central Piedmont Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Information Technology, Game and Interactive Media Design.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (1,822 associate)
- Information Technology (716 bachelor's)
- Game and Interactive Media Design (444 bachelor's)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching (409 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (346 bachelor's)
- Culinary Arts (261 bachelor's)
- Welding Technology (245 bachelor's)
- Automobile (231 bachelor's)
- Building (202 bachelor's)
- Electrician (156 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 32%, Engineering 3%, Computer Science 42%, Health 23%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Central Piedmont Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $3,258 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $3,258
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $2,068
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $4,725
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $8,010
- In-state tuition and fees: $2,792
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $8,936
- Books and supplies: $1,926
- Off-campus room and board: $11,239
- Off-campus with family: $5,530
- Typical cost of attendance: $10,546
- Sticker vs net gap: 56%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 29%
- Federal loan recipients: 0%
- Average institutional grant: $2,178
- Median debt at graduation: $7,925
Admissions
Central Piedmont Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 26,949
- Women: 59%
- Part-time undergraduates: 58%
- Age 25 and older: 24%
- Graduation rate: 31%
- Come back after freshman year: 70%
- First-generation: 41%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 26%
- Student to faculty: 15:1
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Central Piedmont Community College acceptance rate? Central Piedmont Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Central Piedmont Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $3,258 a year after aid. Average net price is $4,616.
What majors does Central Piedmont Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Information Technology, Game and Interactive Media Design, Early Childhood Education and Teaching, Business Administration and Management.
What is the average salary after Central Piedmont Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $37,865 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Central Piedmont Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 27% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 31%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Central Piedmont Community College official site: https://www.cpcc.edu.