unitid 198260 · Charlotte, NC · public 2-year · city (large)
Central Piedmont Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 24,699
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
15,067
96th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
29%
undergrads on Pell grants
46th pctl among public 2-years
completion
31%
finish within 150% time
27th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$10,546
6th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$3,345
after aid, aided students
10th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$37,865
after entry, Title IV students
45th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$7,925
17th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $3,258 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k60%
- 30-48k26%
- 48-75k13%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $19,741
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,792
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1,341 | $44,141 | $7,104 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 116 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 91 | $51,628 | $10,812 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 90 | $51,380 | $6,959 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 86 | $59,073 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 73 | $69,816 | $16,125 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | 62 | $32,514 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 58 | $62,806 | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 57 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 56 | $58,334 | $10,456 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 51 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 51 | $46,515 | $17,512 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.