Central Piedmont Community College Overview
Central Piedmont Community College is a public institution situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.
What Is Central Piedmont Community College Known For?
- The highest award offered at Central Piedmont Community College is the associate's degree.
- In 2017-2018, 29% of the faculty were full-time.
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Central Piedmont Community College Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Central Piedmont Community College.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Central Piedmont Community College has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#5 | Best Pharmacy Technician/Assistant Schools | College Factual |
#17 | Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Schools | College Factual |
#30 | Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Schools | College Factual |
#66 | Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools | Healthcare Degree Search |
#74 | Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools | College Factual |
#74 | Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Central Piedmont Community College?

Contact details for Central Piedmont Community College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1201 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204 |
Phone: | 704-330-2722 |
Can I Afford Central Piedmont Community College?
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Central Piedmont Community College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $5,172 a year. That adds up to $20,688 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Central Piedmont Community College is 10.6%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
Central Piedmont Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 6,367 full-time undergraduates at Central Piedmont Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Piedmont Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 333 |
Black or African American | 1,476 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1,000 |
White | 2,684 |
International Students | 496 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 378 |
Over 102 countries are represented at Central Piedmont Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and Congo.
Online Learning at Central Piedmont Community College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Central Piedmont Community College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Growth Rankings of Central Piedmont Community College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Central Piedmont Community College was 70.2%. This is the #510 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Central Piedmont Community College regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Central Piedmont Community College ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Central Piedmont Community College.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Design & Applied Arts | #22 | |
Visual & Performing Arts | #55 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Central Piedmont Community College Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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