unitid 199908 · Morganton, NC · public 2-year · city (small)
Western Piedmont Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,330
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,339
34th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
45%
undergrads on Pell grants
88th pctl among public 2-years
completion
49%
finish within 150% time
77th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$16,642
67th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$6,448
after aid, aided students
38th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$34,195
after entry, Title IV students
20th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
not reported
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 $4,471 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
- 0-30k51%
- 30-48k28%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $22,002
- First-generation students
- 46%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,650
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
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. | 141 | $33,772 | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 44 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 35 | $51,065 | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | 30 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 26 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 18 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 18 | $75,958 | $11,999 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 18 | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 13 | — | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 12 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 12 | — | — |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | 11 | — | — |
— 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
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
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.