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Western Piedmont Community College

Western Piedmont Community College
1001 Burkemont Ave
Morganton, North Carolina 28655

Website: Western Piedmont Community College

Type of college:2-year public

Degree types offered: Associate's, Less than one year, One but less than two years

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting Technician
  • Alcohol / Drug Abuse Counseling
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Systems Analysis and Design
  • Cabinet Maker and Millworker
  • Child Care Services Manager
  • Civil Engineering / Civil Technology / Technician
  • Computer Maintenance Technology / Technician
  • Construction and Building Finishers
  • Dental Assistant
  • Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineer
  • Electromechanical Technology / Technician
  • Environmental Science / Studies
  • Executive Assistant / Secretary
  • General Retailing Operations
  • Health Aide
  • Horticulture Services Operations and Management
  • Industrial / Manufacturing Technology / Technician
  • Interior Design
  • Law Enforcement / Police Science
  • Legal Administrative Assistant / Secretary
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences / General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences / Liberal Studies
  • Machine Shop Assistant
  • Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Technician
  • Medical Administrative Assistant / Secretary
  • Medical Assistant
  • Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Paralegal / Legal Assistant
  • Precision Production Trades Other
  • Psychiatric / Mental Health Services Technician
  • Public Administration
  • Upholsterer
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment
  • Welder / Welding Technologist

Classification: Associate’s Colleges: These institutions offer associate’s degree and certificate programs but, with few exceptions, award no baccalaureate degrees.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 2,248
Undergraduate enrollment 2,248
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 42%
Women 58%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 11%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3%
Hispanic 1%
White non-Hispanic 84%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

Western Piedmont Community College Information

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