Inside Academics at Western Piedmont Community College

The Academic Picture

Heres a high-level look at academic life at Western Piedmont Community College, covering the student-to-faculty ratio, the majors and degrees offered, and what online and distance learning is available.

28 Majors With Completions

11:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

27% Full-Time Faculty

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Western Piedmont Community College is about average at 11 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. At Western Piedmont Community College, 27% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Western Piedmont Community College offers 28 majors with reported completions across 16 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Western Piedmont Community College are summarised below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	—
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Western Piedmont Community College.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	155
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	48
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	42
Criminal Justice and Corrections	40
Accounting and Related Services	38

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors page.

More to Consider

As you weigh academic life at Western Piedmont Community College, a few more questions are worth asking:

Need flexibility? Check whether Western Piedmont Community College offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 1,023 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (75% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further at Western Piedmont Community College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Western Piedmont Community College in more detail:

Majors & Degree Programs at Western Piedmont Community College — every major and degree program offered
Faculty & Class Sizes at Western Piedmont Community College — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation & Retention at Western Piedmont Community College — graduation outcomes and retention detail
Distance Learning at Western Piedmont Community College — online and distance enrollment options
Accreditation Detail at Western Piedmont Community College — the schools accreditation and what it means