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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?

2,938 Undergraduate Awards
  • 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.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Value Optometric Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Most Popular Legal Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Most Popular Engineering Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#39 Best Vehicle Maintenance & Repair Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#40 Most Popular Mechanic & Repair Technologies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#45 Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#48 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#216 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

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
#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?

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Contact details for Central Piedmont Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1201 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204
Phone: 704-330-2722

As long as you submit the requested materials to Central Piedmont Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Central Piedmont Community College?

1% Take Out Loans
10.6% Loan Default Rate

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

6,367 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 16,668 undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College, with 6,367 being full-time and 10,301 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
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

15,039 Took All Classes Online
16,641 Took At Least One Class Online
70.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 16,641 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Central Piedmont Community College has changed over the last few years.

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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
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.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 1,353 0 1,353
Business Administration & Management 171 110 1 282
Computer Information Systems 62 61 2 125
Design & Applied Arts 25 53 15 93
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 13 73 6 92
Nursing 0 72 0 72
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 52 15 67
Allied Health Professions 0 60 0 60
Teacher Education Grade Specific 31 26 0 57
Dental Support Services 0 29 28 57
Legal Support Services 0 21 35 56
General Engineering 0 55 0 55
Mental & Social Health Services 27 23 0 50
Criminal Justice & Corrections 20 27 0 47
Precision Metal Working 9 28 1 38
Health & Medical Administrative Services 6 30 0 36
Accounting 13 20 0 33
Culinary Arts 1 32 0 33
Building Management & Inspection 12 19 0 31
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 1 25 0 26
Electronics Engineering Technology 10 12 0 22
Fire Protection 2 20 0 22
Educational Administration 21 0 0 21
Architectural Engineering Technology 10 10 0 20
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 13 5 0 18
Mechanical Engineering Technology 4 14 0 18
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 0 3 14 17
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 6 10 0 16
Horticulture 8 7 0 15
Audiovisual Communications 8 7 0 15
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 6 9 0 15
Cosmetology 0 14 0 14
Hospitality Management 1 11 0 12
Human Development & Family Studies 11 0 0 11
Engineering-Related Technologies 2 8 0 10
Nuclear & Radiological Technicians 0 7 0 7
Graphic Communications 0 5 0 5
Computer Engineering Technology 0 5 0 5
American Sign Language 0 5 0 5
Quality Control Technology 2 2 0 4
Civil Engineering Technology 0 3 0 3
General Education 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 495 2,326 117 2,938

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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