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Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, NC · City · 15,067 students
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$3,345
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
29%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$37,865
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

As one of the largest community colleges in the Carolinas, Central Piedmont Community College is widely recognized for its high-impact workforce training and accessible academic pathways, offering standout programs in nursing and health sciences, information technology, culinary arts, and engineering technologies. Spanning six modern campuses across Mecklenburg County—anchored by a vibrant flagship campus near Uptown Charlotte—the college provides a flexible, career-focused student experience centered on small class sizes and hands-on technical instruction. It is particularly distinguished by its seamless university transfer pipelines, such as the 49erNext program with UNC Charlotte, and deep corporate partnerships that connect students directly to lucrative apprenticeships across the region's thriving healthcare, financial, and manufacturing sectors.


Wikipedia:Central Piedmont Community College is a public community college in Charlotte, North Carolina. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students annually, Central Piedmont is the second-largest community college in the North Carolina Community College System and the largest in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The college has six campuses and three centers and offers nearly 300 degree, diploma and certificate programs.

Location
Charlotte, NC, 28204 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
RDU · Raleigh-Durham
124 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$2,792$8,936
Books & supplies$1,926$1,926
Cost of attendance$10,546$16,690 est.
Average net price$3,345Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$8,936
In-state: $2,792
Books & supplies$1,926
Cost of attendance$16,690 est.
In-state: $10,546
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $3,345
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$3,258
$30–48k
$2,068
$48–75k
$4,725
$75–110k
$8,010
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
29%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
32% graduated · 36% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 31% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$32,138
10 yrs after entry$37,865
Debt
Median at graduation$7,925
Monthly payment$84
Middle 50% owe$2.3k–$9k
90th percentile$16,097
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 42%Women 58%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell grant
29%
First-gen
41%
Family income
$19,740
Independent
39%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
24.0
Part-time
58%
Race & ethnicity
White
31%
Hispanic
21%
Black
30%
Asian
4%
Two or more
4%
Non-resident
7%
Unknown
3%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$63M
Full-time faculty
27%
Faculty salary
$6,511/mo
Teaching spend
$5,650
per student
Federal loans
0%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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