Western Carolina University Trade Programs

Western Carolina University is a public institution located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. Cullowhee is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Western Carolina University?

Contact details for WCU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Highway 107, Cullowhee, NC 28723-9646
Phone:	828-227-7100
Website:	www.wcu.edu

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Can I Afford WCU?

In a recent term, part-time WCU students paid $184 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $340 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,000	$5,000
Fees	$3,532	$3,532
Books and Supplies	$693	$693
On Campus Room and Board	$11,764	$11,764
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,330	$3,330

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WCU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,250 a year. That adds up to $25,000 over four years for those students.

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Western Carolina University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,517 undergraduate students at WCU, with 8,760 being full-time and 1,757 being part-time.

There are also 1,726 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,760 full-time undergraduates at WCU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Carolina University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	111
Black or African American	428
Hispanic or Latino	728
White	6,888
International Students	107
Other Races/Ethnicities	498

Geographic Diversity

North Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Western Carolina University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at WCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Canada.

Online Learning at Western Carolina University

There are 27 bachelor’s degree and 36 master’s degree programs available online at WCU. In 2022-2023, 6,340 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WCU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WCU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Construction Engineering Technology	8%
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	10%
Health Care Management	5%

Western Carolina University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	127	127
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	90	90
Engineering Technology	53	53
Construction Engineering Technology	43	43
Athletic Training	17	17
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	16	16
Health Care Management	0	0
TOTAL	346	346

Western Carolina University Trades

In a recent academic period, Western Carolina University awarded 804 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	107
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	0	43
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	16
General Engineering Technology	0	0	0	53
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	127
Total	0	0	0	804

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.