Western Piedmont Community College
1001 Burkemont AveMorganton, NC 28655
(828) 438-6000
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 2933
Type: Public 2-Year
Main Website: www.wpcc.edu
Financial Aid: financial aid link
Annual Costs
Tuition and fees: $2,417.00
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $3,717.00
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $9,861.00
Quick links: Admissions | Test Scoring | Financial Aid | Degrees | Majors | Scholarships
Financial Aid
| Percentage of students receiving any financial aid | 85% |
| Percentage of students receiving Federal Grants | 77% |
| Average Federal Grant | $5,004.00 |
| State Aid | |
|---|---|
| Percentage of students receiving state aid | 28% |
| Average state aid | $896.00 |
| Institutional Aid | |
|---|---|
| Percentage of students receiving institutional aid | 7% |
| Average institutional aid | $1,044.00 |
| Student Loans | |
|---|---|
| Percentage of students receiving a student loan | 15% |
| Average student loan | $1,993.00 |
- Degrees
- POSTSECONDARY AWARD, CERTIFICATE, OR DIPLOMA (LESS THAN 1 ACADEMIC YEAR)
- POSTSECONDARY AWARD, CERTIFICATE, OR DIPLOMA (AT LEAST 1 BUT LESS THAN 2 ACADEMIC YEARS)
- ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE
- POSTSECONDARY AWARD, CERTIFICATE, OR DIPLOMA (AT LEAST 1 BUT LESS THAN 2 ACADEMIC YEARS)
- Majors
- Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
- Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects
- Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
- Business Administration and Management
- Child Care and Support Services Management
- Child Development
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production
- Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
- Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
- Crafts/Craft Design, Folk art and Artisanry
- Criminal Justice/Police Science
- Dental Assisting/Assistant
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
- Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields
- Environmental Science
- Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary
- Information Technology
- Legal Assistant/Paralegal
- Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- Machine Shop Technology/Assistant
- Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician
- Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
- Medical/Clinical Assistant
- Precision Production
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
- Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
- Surveying Technology/Surveying
- Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy
- Welding Technology/Welder
- Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture
North Carolina Scholarships
Julian W. & Martha B. Bunn Scholarship
Scholarship for residents of North Carolina who are undergraduate students attending Wake Forest University enrolled in the Calloway School of Business and Accountancy. Selection based on academic achievements. Deadlines and award amounts may vary. Nonrenewable. more...
Cobb Foundation
Scholarship for undergraduate students attending Wake Forest University . Selection based on academic achievements and financial need. Preference given first to applicants who lived in the Oxford Orphanage or other children's homes and then to students from Granville or Vance counties, North Carolina. Deadlines and award amounts may vary. Nonrenewable. more...
Henry W. Garren Memorial Poultry Science Scholarship
Scholarship for undergraduate students attending North Carolina State University who are majoring in Poultry Science. Selection based on academic achievement, potential, career goals, and extracurricular activities. Due date, award amount and number of awards may vary. Nonrenewable. more...
Pitt County Alumni Chapter Scholarship
Annual award for resident of Pitt County, North Carolina who is an incoming freshman enrolling at East Carolina University. Selection is based on academic merit and participation in extracurricular activities. Nonrenewable. more...
J. Worth Carter Scholarship
Scholarship for full-time juniors or seniors attending East Carolina University and are majoring in Elementary Education or Middle School Education. Preference given to applicants from Cumberland County, North Carolina. Due date and number of awards may vary. Contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions for more information and/or application. more...
Carolina Panthers Players Scholarship Endowment Fund
Scholarship for college seniors who are enrolled at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte for a fifth year. Students must have a minimum 2.75 CGPA, have participated in varsity athletics, and have completed the National Collegiate Athletic Association allowable four seasons of competition and earned an intercollegiate varsity letter in any sport. Deadlines and award amounts may vary. Contact the college's financial aid office or the Foundation for more information and/or application. more...
Hase H. & Lena M. Smith Scholarship
Scholarship for undergraduate students attending North Carolina State University who are majoring in Food Science. Selection based on academic achievement, potential, career goals, and extracurricular activities. Due date, award amount and number of awards may vary. Nonrenewable. more...
Otis B. & Genevieve Parrish Scholarship
Scholarship for Forsyth County, North Carolina residents who are undergraduate students enrolled at Salem College or Wake Forest University. Number of awards and award amount may vary. more...
Procter & Gamble Minority Scholarship in Mechanical Engineering
Scholarship for minority continuing students attending North Carolina State University who are majoring in Mechanical Engineering. Selection based on academic achievement, potential, and career goals. Due date may vary. Nonrenewable. more...
Park Scholarship Program
Scholarship for incoming freshmen enrolling at North Carolina State University. Applicants must be U.S. citizens. Selection based on academic achievement, character, and potential in leadership and service. Number of awards and award amount may vary. Renewable. more...
C. G. Avent, Jr. & Amelia P. Avent Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for Cumberland County, North Carolina residents who are full-time undergraduate students attending Fayetteville State University or Johnson C. Smith University. Applicants must show academic achievement, have financial need, and have participated in extracurricular or community activities or have work experience. An essay must be included with application packet. Renewable. more...
R. Frank Nanney Scholarship
Scholarship for undergraduate students attending Wake Forest University. Selection based on academic achievements. Preference given to applicants from Rutherford County, North Carolina and then to residents of North Carolina. Deadlines and award amounts may vary. Nonrenewable. more...
H. Leman & Marie S. Barnhill Scholarships
Scholarship for undergraduate students enrolled full-time at Barton College. Preference given to students from the First Christian Church of Williamston; second preference given to Martin County, North Carolina residents. Due date and award amount may vary. more...
Martha Phifer Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship for female residents of Burke County, North Carolina who are undergraduate students admitted to Converse College. Selection based on academic achievement, leadership and potential. Due date, number of awards and award amounts may vary. more...
Access Scholarships
Scholarship for undergraduate students attending Catawba College in Salisbury, North Carolina. Selection is based on need to help low income and under-represented students attend Catawba College. Due date, number of awards and award amount varies. more...