Western Piedmont Community College, NC

location_on  1001 Burkemont Ave, Morganton, NC 28655 • language  wpcc.edu • workspace_premium  1.4 star
Public 2-Year Small Associate's College High Transfer Traditional and Non-Traditional Students Open Admissions Main Campus

Academics

Academics

Bachelor’s N/A
Associate’s 44%
Certificate 56%
Highest Degree Assoc

Graduates by Field of Study

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations3%
Business, Management, Marketing6%
Communications Technologies2%
Computer and Information Sciences2%
Construction Trades1%
Education0%
Engineering Technologies5%
Foreign Languages, Linguistics2%
Health Professions and Related Programs24%
Law Enforcement, Firefighting11%
Legal Professions and Studies1%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities37%
Natural Resources and Conservation1%
Personal and Culinary Services2%
Precision Production1%
Visual and Performing Arts2%

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 $10,000
Average Net Cost $2,000
Attendance Costs by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K $1,000 $9,514 $11,406
$30K–$48K $3,000 $10,673 $12,318
$48K–$75K $3,000 $13,406 $15,178
$75K–$110K $5,000 $16,874 $18,184
>$110K $13,000 $20,450 $20,813

Student Debt

Student Debt

Receive Federal Loans N/A
Median Federal Debt $4,000
Repayment Rate 29%
Median Payment N/A
Financial Aid Recipients School State US
$0–$30K 		63% 45% 46%
$30K–$48K 		22% 17% 16%
$48K–$75K 		14% 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 $5,000 $12,848 $12,538
The median debt for family income between $30K–$75K $4,000 $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 $4,000 $13,654 $13,487
The median debt for no-Pell students $4,000 $11,738 $11,749
Cumulative loan debt at the 90th percentile $9,000 $28,446 $28,917
Cumulative loan debt at the 75th percentile $6,000 $21,176 $20,751
Cumulative loan debt at the 25th percentile $2,000 $5,952 $5,959
Cumulative loan debt at the 10th percentile $2,000 $3,408 $3,316
Loan Repayment Rates School State US
1-year after entering repayment 		25% 46% 49%
3-years after entering repayment 		29% 51% 54%
5-years after entering repayment 		29% 58% 59%
7-years after entering repayment 		41% 66% 65%

Completion

Graduation and Retention

Retention Rate 62%
Transfer Rate 18%
Withdrawal Rate 33%
Graduation Rate 30%
Time Taken to Graduate School State US
Within 4 Years 		19% 36% 33%
Within 6 Years 		30% 50% 49%
Within 8 Years 		32% 52% 52%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		31% 59% 57%
Black 		13% 45% 41%
Caucasian 		34% 53% 53%
Hispanic or Latino 		40% 53% 47%

Students

Student Enrollment

Undergraduates 1,259
Full-time Undergrads 52%
Avg Entry Age 24
Graduate Students N/A
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female degree-seeking undergraduates 		60% 58% 57%
Male degree-seeking undergraduates 		40% 42% 43%
Enrollment by Race and Nativity School State US
Asian 		8% 4% 7%
Black 		6% 23% 13%
Caucasian 		76% 55% 50%
Hispanic or Latino 		7% 8% 19%
Native American or Alaskan Native 		1% 1% 1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 		0% 0% 0%
Non-US citizens/residents 		1% 2% 4%
Two or more races 		0% 4% 4%
Other race 		0% 3% 4%
Enrollment by Family Income School State US
$0–$30K 		51% 37% 37%
$30K–$48K 		28% 19% 17%
$48K–$75K 		17% 16% 16%

Nearby Colleges

Lenoir-Rhyne University
20 miles, E • 1.9 star
Catawba Valley Community College
22 miles, SE • 1.4 star

Nearby Airports

Asheville Regional Airport
52 miles, W • 1.4 star
Tri-Cities Airport
66 miles, N • 1 star