Western Piedmont Community College

Online Program Overview

Western Piedmont Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Morganton, North Carolina. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $2,650 for North Carolina residents and $8,794 for other students on average.

It offers 66 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 2 programs - 2 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Western Piedmont Community College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	1001 Burkemont Ave, Morganton, NC
Online Students	546 Enrolled Online Exclusively 612 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$2,650 Out-of-State$8,794
Student to Faculty	11:1 (9.09%)
Total	2 Programs
Associates	2 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Western Piedmont Community College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $2,650 and $8,794 for non-North Carolina residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $76 for North Carolina residents and $268 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$2,577	$2,577	$2,631	$2,641	$2,650
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$8,721	$8,721	$8,775	$8,785	$8,794

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$76	$76	$76	$76	$76
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$268	$268	$268	$268	$268

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Western Piedmont Community College offers 66 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	33	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Western Piedmont Community College, there are 1,749 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,158 students were attending classes through distance learning (546 students are enrolled exclusively and 612 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,749
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	546
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	612
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	591

By student location, out of a total of 546 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 513 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 5 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.