Wilkes Community College
Wilkes Community College (WCC) is a public community college in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System and serves northwest North Carolina, in Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes counties. The college is best known as the site of the annual MerleFest music festival.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $658
- Undergraduate enrollment: 3,096
- Graduation rate (150%): 55%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 49%
- Student to faculty ratio: 8:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $34,728
- Median earnings (8 years): $33,645
- Median earnings (6 years): $32,842
- Control: Public
- Locale: Town, distant
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Wilkesboro, NC
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Wilkes Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, Welding Technology.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (157 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (178 bachelor's)
- Welding Technology (86 bachelor's)
- Automobile (52 bachelor's)
- Criminal Justice (87 bachelor's)
- Building (54 bachelor's)
- Information Technology (59 bachelor's)
- Nursing (27 associate)
- Baking and Pastry Arts (25 bachelor's)
- Animal (45 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 60%, Engineering 0%, Computer Science 17%, Health 22%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Wilkes Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $0 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $0
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $563
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $1,679
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $4,528
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $6,653
- In-state tuition and fees: $2,572
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $8,716
- Books and supplies: $702
- Off-campus room and board: $12,291
- Off-campus with family: $5,216
- Typical cost of attendance: $9,844
- Sticker vs net gap: 93%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 45%
- Federal loan recipients: 0%
- Average institutional grant: $1,629
- Median debt at graduation: $7,625
Admissions
Wilkes Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 3,096
- Women: 58%
- Part-time undergraduates: 48%
- Age 25 and older: 13%
- Graduation rate: 55%
- Come back after freshman year: 69%
- First-generation: 48%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 20%
- Student to faculty: 8:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Wilkes Community College acceptance rate? Wilkes Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Wilkes Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $0 a year after aid. Average net price is $658.
What majors does Wilkes Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, Welding Technology, Automobile, Criminal Justice.
What is the average salary after Wilkes Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $34,728 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Wilkes Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 49% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 55%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Wilkes Community College official site: https://www.wilkescc.edu.