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Central Piedmont Community College
Charlotte, NC · Public · 15,067 students · mostly associate degrees
18th-cheapest of 146 North Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$3,345
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$10,546
Graduation rate
31%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$37,865
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$7,925
Pell grant recipients
29%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
102 programsEngineering, General · Associate's Degree31 grads/yr$76,388Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree73 grads/yr$74,379Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree46 grads/yr$74,004Carpet, Floor, and Tile Worker · Associate's Degree23 grads/yr$71,413Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree56 grads/yr$69,094Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree58 grads/yr$62,210Computer and Information Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma86 grads/yr$61,412Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree50 grads/yr$60,072Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma15 grads/yr$55,919Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Associate's Degree18 grads/yr$53,400Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree51 grads/yr$50,210Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma26 grads/yr$48,147Design and Visual Communications, General · Associate's Degree62 grads/yr$47,967General Studies · Associate's Degree1,341 grads/yr$45,205Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree22 grads/yr$44,331Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree90 grads/yr$44,216Accounting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma33 grads/yr$44,023Legal Assistant/Paralegal · Associate's Degree10 grads/yr$43,452Business Administration and Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma91 grads/yr$42,770Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Associate's Degree30 grads/yr$41,911General Office Occupations and Clerical Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,376Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma48 grads/yr$39,989Design and Visual Communications, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma116 grads/yr$39,933Accounting · Associate's Degree32 grads/yr$38,809Clinical/Medical Social Work · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$38,741
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.