Horticulture at Western Piedmont Community College

Every horticulture school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the horticulture program at Western Piedmont Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

WPCC is located in Morganton, North Carolina and approximately 1,792 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Horticulture section at the bottom of this page.

WPCC Horticulture Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Horticulture

WPCC Horticulture Rankings

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Horticulture Student Demographics at WPCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the horticulture majors at Western Piedmont Community College.

WPCC Horticulture Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of horticulture associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in horticulture only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at WPCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in horticulture at WPCC are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Piedmont Community College with a associate's in horticulture.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Horticulture Grads May Go Into

A degree in horticulture can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Western Piedmont Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Retail Sales Supervisors	39,420	$45,990
Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Supervisors	2,780	$53,210
Agricultural Sciences Professors	760	$50,720
Pesticide Applicators	240	$37,470
Farmers, Ranchers, and Agricultural Managers	50	$100,370

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.