Western Piedmont Community College
Western Piedmont Community College is a public community college in Morganton, North Carolina. It was chartered on April 2, 1964, as a member of the North Carolina Community College System. The college is the home of the Sam J. Ervin Library, dedicated to the veteran U.S. senator and Morganton native, who chaired the Senate Watergate hearings in 1973.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $6,448
- Undergraduate enrollment: 2,334
- Graduation rate (150%): 49%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 36%
- Student to faculty ratio: 10:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $34,195
- Median earnings (8 years): $32,184
- Median earnings (6 years): $29,913
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Morganton, NC
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Western Piedmont Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Criminal Justice, Accounting and Finance.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (155 associate)
- Criminal Justice (40 bachelor's)
- Accounting and Finance (38 bachelor's)
- Electromechanical Technologies (31 bachelor's)
- Nursing (21 associate)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching (33 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (16 associate)
- Nail Technician (11 bachelor's)
- Dental Assisting (10 bachelor's)
- Cosmetology (16 associate)
Degree mix: Business 42%, Computer Science 5%, Health 54%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Western Piedmont Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,471 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $4,471
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $6,147
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $7,386
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $13,421
- In-state tuition and fees: $2,650
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $8,794
- Books and supplies: $1,500
- Off-campus room and board: $9,370
- Off-campus with family: $8,308
- Typical cost of attendance: $16,642
- Sticker vs net gap: 61%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 45%
- Federal loan recipients: 0%
- Average institutional grant: $1,378
Admissions
Western Piedmont Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 2,334
- Women: 62%
- Part-time undergraduates: 68%
- Age 25 and older: 24%
- Graduation rate: 49%
- Come back after freshman year: 75%
- First-generation: 46%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 27%
- Student to faculty: 10:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Western Piedmont Community College acceptance rate? Western Piedmont Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Western Piedmont Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,471 a year after aid. Average net price is $6,448.
What majors does Western Piedmont Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Criminal Justice, Accounting and Finance, Electromechanical Technologies, Nursing.
What is the average salary after Western Piedmont Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $34,195 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Western Piedmont Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 36% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 49%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Western Piedmont Community College official site: https://www.wpcc.edu.