Western Piedmont Community College Trade Programs

Western Piedmont Community College is a public institution located in Morganton, North Carolina. Morganton is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Western Piedmont Community College?

Contact details for WPCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1001 Burkemont Ave, Morganton, NC 28655-4511
Phone:	828-448-3500
Website:	www.wpcc.edu

Can I Afford WPCC?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time WPCC students paid $76 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $268 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,432	$8,576
Fees	$218	$218
Books and Supplies	$1,200	$1,200

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WPCC, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $7,560 a year. That adds up to $30,240 over four years for those students.

Western Piedmont Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,792 undergraduate students at WPCC, with 595 being full-time and 1,197 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 595 full-time undergraduates at WPCC, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Piedmont Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	49
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	449
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Western Piedmont Community College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	19	19	7	45
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	13	11	24
Medical Office Management/Administration	10	7	0	17
Laboratory Technician	0	11	0	11
Dental Assisting/Assistant	0	0	11	11
Welding Technology/Welder	9	1	0	10
Other Building/Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection	6	0	1	7
Computer Engineering Technology	5	2	0	7
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	6	0	6
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	3	3	0	6
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	4	1	0	5
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	5	0	0	5
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	1	1	0	2
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	2	0	2
Surveying Technology/Surveying	0	1	0	1
Civil Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	62	67	30	159

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.