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

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Can I Afford WPCC?

In a recent term, 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.

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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

Online Learning at Western Piedmont Community College

In 2022-2023, 1,158 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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

Western Piedmont Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Western Piedmont Community College awarded 408 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 & Medical Assisting Services	0	11	13	0
Building Management & Inspection	6	1	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	11	0
Computer Engineering Technology	5	0	2	0
Cosmetology	19	7	19	0
Dental Support Services	0	11	0	0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	1	0	7	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	2	0
Engineering-Related Technologies	0	0	1	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	10	0	7	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	4	0	1	0
Mental & Social Health Services	3	0	3	0
Precision Metal Working	14	0	1	0
Total	173	68	167	0

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

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