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WPCC is ranked #1,941 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when WPCC held the #2,054 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, WPCC is ranked at #76.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Western 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 WPCC is an impressive 11 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 Western Piedmont Community College is 29%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Western Piedmont Community College is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,792 undergraduates at WPCC with 595 being full-time and 1,197 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 WPCC, 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 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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Contact details for WPCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1001 Burkemont Ave, Morganton, NC 28655-4511 |
| Phone: | 828-448-3500 |
| Website: | https://www.wpcc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 133 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 45 | NA |
| Accounting | 33 | NA |
| Nursing | 27 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 24 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 21 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 21 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 20 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 19 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17 | 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, 1,158 students took at least one online class at Western Piedmont Community College. This is an increase from the 1,105 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,158 | 546 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,105 | 480 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,661 | 1,453 |
| 2018-2019 | 913 | 281 |
Learn more about online learning at Western 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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