Liberal Arts at Western Piedmont Community College

Every liberal arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal studies 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 Liberal Arts section at the bottom of this page.

WPCC Liberal Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies

WPCC Liberal Arts Rankings

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at WPCC

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

WPCC Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

65% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal studies at WPCC are white. Around 73% 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 liberal studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	103
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Individualized Studies

Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal studies 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
Professors	5,220	$70,590

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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