Central Piedmont Community College, NC

location_on  1201 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204 • language  cpcc.edu • workspace_premium  1.4 star
Public 2-Year Very Large Associate's College High Transfer Largely Traditional Students Open Admissions Main Campus

Academics

Academics

Bachelor’s N/A
Associate’s 40%
Certificate 60%
Highest Degree Assoc

Graduates by Field of Study

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations1%
Business, Management, Marketing13%
Communications Technologies0%
Computer and Information Sciences6%
Construction Trades3%
Education5%
Engineering1%
Engineering Technologies2%
Foreign Languages, Linguistics0%
Health Professions and Related Programs11%
Human, Family and Consumer Sciences1%
Law Enforcement, Firefighting3%
Legal Professions and Studies2%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities32%
Mechanic and Repair Technologies4%
Personal and Culinary Services2%
Precision Production7%
Science Technologies1%
Social Sciences0%
Transportation and Materials Moving0%
Visual and Performing Arts4%

Admissions

Admissions

Admission Rate N/A
Median SAT Math N/A
Median SAT Reading N/A
Median ACT Composite N/A

Cost

Cost of Attendance

In-State Tuition $3,000
Out-of-State Tuition $9,000
Average Total Cost $12,000
Average Net Cost $6,000
Attendance Costs by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K $6,000 $9,514 $11,406
$30K–$48K $7,000 $10,673 $12,318
$48K–$75K $7,000 $13,406 $15,178
$75K–$110K $7,000 $16,874 $18,184
>$110K $13,000 $20,450 $20,813

Student Debt

Student Debt

Receive Federal Loans N/A
Median Federal Debt $6,000
Repayment Rate 30%
Median Payment $80
Financial Aid Recipients School State US
$0–$30K 		69% 45% 46%
$30K–$48K 		20% 17% 16%
$48K–$75K 		10% 14% 14%
$75K–$110K 		2% 11% 10%
>$110K 		1% 15% 15%
Student Debt School State US
The median debt for family income between $0–$30K $6,000 $12,848 $12,538
The median debt for family income between $30K–$75K $6,000 $13,603 $12,978
The median debt for students with family income >$75K $4,000 $13,196 $12,789
The median debt for Pell students $6,000 $13,654 $13,487
The median debt for no-Pell students $4,000 $11,738 $11,749
Cumulative loan debt at the 90th percentile $16,000 $28,446 $28,917
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile $9,000 $21,176 $20,751
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile $2,000 $5,952 $5,959
Cumulative loan debt at the 10th percentile $1,000 $3,408 $3,316
Loan Repayment Rates School State US
1-year after entering repayment 		25% 46% 49%
3-years after entering repayment 		30% 51% 54%
5-years after entering repayment 		31% 58% 59%

Completion

Graduation and Retention

Retention Rate 55%
Transfer Rate 34%
Withdrawal Rate 32%
Graduation Rate 17%
Time Taken to Graduate School State US
Within 4 Years 		9% 36% 33%
Within 6 Years 		17% 50% 49%
Within 8 Years 		21% 52% 52%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		23% 59% 57%
Black 		8% 45% 41%
Caucasian 		23% 53% 53%
Hispanic or Latino 		20% 53% 47%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		67% 74% 63%
Non-US citizens/residents 		19% 59% 58%
Two or more races 		21% 49% 48%
Other race 		30% 56% 53%

Students

Student Enrollment

Undergraduates 16,065
Full-time Undergrads 35%
Avg Entry Age 24
Graduate Students N/A
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 		54% 58% 57%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 		46% 42% 43%
Enrollment by Race and Nativity School State US
Asian 		4% 4% 7%
Black 		27% 23% 13%
Caucasian 		41% 55% 50%
Hispanic or Latino 		14% 8% 19%
Native American or Alaskan Native 		0% 1% 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 0%
Non-US citizens/residents 		6% 2% 4%
Two or more races 		3% 4% 4%
Other race 		3% 3% 4%
Enrollment by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K 		60% 37% 37%
$30K–$48K 		26% 19% 17%
$48K–$75K 		13% 16% 16%
$75K–$110K 		3% 14% 14%
>$110K 		1% 19% 19%

Nearby Colleges

Queens University of Charlotte
2 miles, SW • 2.3 star
Johnson C Smith University
2 miles, N • 1.4 star

Nearby Airports

Piedmont Triad International Airport
79 miles, NE • 1.9 star
Columbia Metropolitan Airport
90 miles, SW • 1.4 star