Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, North Carolina
PublicTwo-year collegeFounded 1963Large citySEVP certified
About
Central Piedmont Community College (Central Piedmont) 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. The college was founded in 1963, the year the North Carolina General Assembly passed the state community college bill. It is the result of a merger between Mecklenburg College and the Central Industrial Education Center.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$7,062
- Estimated total for international students
- US$15,959
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$2,454
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$11,351
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 15,067
- International undergraduates
- 7%
- Students per teacher
- 15 to 1
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 38%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$43,413
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (93)
Associate's degrees45 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAmerican Sign LanguageApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesArchitectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCivil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsComputer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsElectrical and Power Transmission InstallersElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansEngineering, GeneralEngineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansFire ProtectionGraphic CommunicationsHealth Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherHospitality Administration/ManagementLegal Support ServicesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansMechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsNuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/TechniciansOphthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsPrecision Metal WorkingQuality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSecurity Science and TechnologySustainability StudiesTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate certificates48 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAmerican Sign LanguageApplied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesArchitectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAudiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansBuilding/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCivil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDesign and Applied ArtsEducation, GeneralEducational Administration and SupervisionElectrical and Power Transmission InstallersElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectromechanical Technologies/TechniciansEngineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, OtherFire ProtectionGraphic CommunicationsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansHospitality Administration/ManagementHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansLegal Support ServicesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesManagement Information Systems and ServicesMechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansMechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsNuclear and Industrial Radiologic Technologies/TechniciansOphthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsPrecision Metal WorkingQuality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsSocial WorkTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansWoodworking
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.