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Statement · Morganton, NC

Western Piedmont Community College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $4,471 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $16,642.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $34,195 ten years after entering, the 20th percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 49% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
2,330

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $16,642 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $4,471 and $13,421 a year depending on income at Western Piedmont Community College.

Statement of cost · Western Piedmont Community College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$16,642
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$4,471
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$6,448
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$2,650

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $4,471; $30–48k: $6,147; $48–75k: $7,386; $75–110k: $13,421; over $110k: not reported. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
  • Hollow mark: not reported for that bracket, not zero.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$4,471
$30k–$48k$6,147
$48k–$75k$7,386
$75k–$110k$13,421
Over $110knot reported

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $34,195; median graduate debt is not reported.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$29,913
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$32,184
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
20th percentile among public 2-years
$34,195
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
not reported
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$3,750

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $29,913; 8 yrs after entry: $32,184; 10 yrs after entry: $34,195. Median graduate debt: not reported. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$29,913
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$32,184
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$34,195
Median graduate debtnot reported

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Western Piedmont Community College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree141$33,772not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma44not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma35$51,065not reported
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma30not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma26not reportednot reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate's Degree18not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree18$75,958$11,999
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma18not reportednot reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree13not reportednot reported
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma12not reportednot reported
Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree11not reportednot reported
Show all 21 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
American Sign LanguageUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma11not reportednot reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma11$33,649not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree11not reportednot reported
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma10not reportednot reported
Legal Support ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma9not reportednot reported
Design and Applied ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma9not reportednot reported
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma9$32,732not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree8not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree5not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Western Piedmont Community College: 1,339 undergraduates; 45% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

1,339

34th percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

45%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

88th percentile among public 2-years

Completion

49%

finish within 150% of normal time

77th percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

46%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$22,002

48th percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k51%
  • $30k–$48k28%
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k51%
$30k–$48k28%
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • 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.