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Communications Technologies & Support at Western Piedmont Community College

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Communications Technologies & Support at Western Piedmont Community College

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

WPCC is located in Morganton, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,792.

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

WPCC Communications Technologies & Support Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Communications Technologies & Support

WPCC Communications Technologies & Support Rankings

Communications Technologies & Support Student Demographics at WPCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications technologies and support majors at Western Piedmont Community College.

WPCC Communications Technologies & Support Associate’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communications technologies and support associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications technologies and support only graduates about 40% women each year. The program at WPCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications technologies and support at WPCC are white. Around 71% 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 communications technologies and support.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Communications Technologies & Support

The following communications technologies and support concentations are available at Western Piedmont Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Piedmont Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Communications 7

Careers That Communications Technologies & Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications technologies and support 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
Printing Press Operators 5,290 $37,090
Data Entry Keyers 5,030 $32,690
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 1,100 $46,650
Multimedia Artists and Animators 630 $74,130
Prepress Technicians 630 $40,830

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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