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South Piedmont Community College Overview

South Piedmont Community College is a public institution located in Polkton, North Carolina. The rural area surrounding South Piedmont Community College is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

What Is South Piedmont Community College Known For?

875 Undergraduate Awards
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at South Piedmont Community College.
  • In 2017-2018, 35% of the faculty were full-time.

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South 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 South Piedmont Community College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#10 Most Popular Online Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#17 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#52 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#54 Most Popular Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#63 Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#218 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is South Piedmont Community College?

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Contact details for South Piedmont Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 680 Highway 74 West, Polkton, NC 28135
Phone: 704-272-5300

How Do I Get Into South Piedmont Community College?

You can apply to South Piedmont Community College online at: https://www2.cfnc.org/exclusive.html#/applicationlogin/SoutPCC/Undergrad/SoutPCCUndergradApp

South Piedmont Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

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South Piedmont Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

605 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,019 undergraduate students at South Piedmont Community College, with 605 being full-time and 2,414 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 605 full-time undergraduates at South Piedmont Community College, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 19
Black or African American 69
Hispanic or Latino 79
White 362
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 72

Online Learning at South Piedmont Community College

1,738 Took All Classes Online
2,502 Took At Least One Class Online
27.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 2,502 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 44th 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 South Piedmont Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at South Piedmont Community College was 27.7%. This is the #659 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at South Piedmont Community College regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of South Piedmont Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting 74%
Business Administration & Management 84%
Business, Management & Marketing 81%
Computer & Information Sciences 17%
Computer Information Systems 12%
Criminal Justice & Corrections 48%
Design & Applied Arts 11%
Education 65%
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 80%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 53%
Human Development & Family Studies 80%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 9%
Liberal Arts General Studies 9%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 65%
Visual & Performing Arts 11%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at South 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 South Piedmont Community College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Design & Applied Arts #49
Visual & Performing Arts #97
Computer Information Systems #177
Teacher Education Grade Specific #202
Criminal Justice & Corrections #277
Accounting #288
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #356
Computer & Information Sciences #379
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #396
Liberal Arts General Studies #396
Education #410

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%.

South 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 0 177 0 177
Teacher Education Grade Specific 82 12 18 112
Criminal Justice & Corrections 75 4 13 92
Business Administration & Management 48 14 24 86
Computer Information Systems 54 6 0 60
Human Development & Family Studies 46 0 0 46
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 15 10 21 46
Health & Medical Administrative Services 25 7 5 37
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 25 2 2 29
Nursing 0 28 0 28
Accounting 22 5 0 27
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 12 0 9 21
Design & Applied Arts 15 3 0 18
Legal Support Services 7 5 4 16
Precision Metal Working 13 0 2 15
Mental & Social Health Services 6 2 6 14
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 11 2 0 13
Mechanical Engineering Technology 8 2 0 10
Agricultural Economics & Business 7 1 1 9
Allied Health Professions 2 6 0 8
Computer Software & Applications 4 0 0 4
Culinary Arts 4 0 0 4
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 2 0 2
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 1 0 0 1
General Engineering 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 482 288 105 875

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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