by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Central Piedmont Community College was awarded 52 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is dental support services.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Central Piedmont Community College is ranked #572 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Central Piedmont Community College held the #931 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Central Piedmont Community College is also ranked #18 out of 93 schools in North Carolina.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Central Piedmont Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Central Piedmont Community College is 22 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Central Piedmont Community College is 24%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Central Piedmont Community College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 16,668 undergraduates at Central Piedmont Community College with 6,367 being full-time and 10,301 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Central Piedmont Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Central Piedmont Community College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $8,400 a year. That adds up to $33,600 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Central Piedmont Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1201 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204 |
| Phone: | 704-330-2722 |
| Website: | www.cpcc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,485 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 316 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 251 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 180 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 159 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 142 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 131 | NA |
| Accounting | 102 | NA |
| Nursing | 102 | NA |
| Hospitality Management | 89 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 17,505 students took at least one online class at Central Piedmont Community College. This is an increase from the 16,696 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 17,505 | 16,997 |
| 2021-2022 | 16,696 | 14,726 |
| 2020-2021 | 16,651 | 16,447 |
| 2018-2019 | 10,756 | 4,139 |
Learn more about online learning at Central Piedmont Community College.
Footnotes
*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.
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