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Piedmont Community College

Roxboro, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·piedmontcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
20%
—
Total enrollment
896
peer median 2,364
Avg net price
$1,095
-$2.2k vs Community College
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About

Central Piedmont Community College is a public community college in Charlotte, North Carolina. With an enrollment of more than 40,000 students annually, Central Piedmont is the second-largest community college in the North Carolina Community College System and the largest in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The college has six campuses and three centers and offers nearly 300 degree, diploma and certificate programs.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
20%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

33.0pp gap
Pell recipients
33%2 of 6
Non-Pell (all)
0% of 4
No Federal Aid
0%0 of 4

Pell recipients here graduate at a 33.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 33 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 31 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
33
Passing
2
6.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

33programs
  • Passing2 · 6.1%
  • No Data31 · 93.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
31

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+2.2%
$32,905 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+137.9%
$76,596 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+2.2%
+$702

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1977Next review Dec 2028

Action history · 5

  1. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2013Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,072
$30–48k$770
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$1,095
-$2,243vs Community College median $3,338
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,556
Out-of-state
$8,700

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 626 students received $2.6M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
626
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.6M
$2,586,773 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 30 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (10.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
10.0%
+7.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
30
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.9%
2017
18.3%
2018
14.2%
2019
10.0%
2020*
9.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Piedmont Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs31
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

251 total completions
01Liberal Arts
15361.0%
02Health Professions
4517.9%
03Business
239.2%
04Security/Protective
83.2%
05Education
62.4%
06Computer Sciences
62.4%
07Public Admin
31.2%
08Comm. Technologies
31.2%
09Engineering Tech
31.2%
10Family/Consumer Sci
10.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
896
12-mo unduplicated
1,882
Undergraduate
1,882
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
30%564
Women
70%1,318

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.9%
Black
32.6%
Hispanic
7.7%
Unknown
3.3%
Two or more
2.2%
Asian
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Non-resident
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,250 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    6.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    49

    Piedmont Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Piedmont Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectPiedmont Community College
    		20%—896$1,095Community College
    Cleveland Community College
    		——1,558$995Community College
    Craven Community College
    		——3,103$3,289Community College
    Danville Community College
    		——2,465$6,669Community College
    Edgecombe Community College
    		——1,397$0Community College
    Isothermal Community College
    		——1,918$10,758Community College
    Mitchell Community College
    		——3,979$6,481Community College
    Nash Community College
    		——2,780$3,338Community College
    Randolph Community College
    		——2,814$6,918Community College
    Rockingham Community College
    		——1,803$2,060Community College
    Southwest Virginia Community College
    		——2,364$6,005Community College
    Surry Community College
    		——2,796$4,961Community College
    Virginia Highlands Community College
    		——2,082$5,375Community College
    Wilkes Community College
    		——2,593-$264Community College
    Wilson Community College
    		——1,832$3,064Community College
    Peer group median20%—2,364$3,338

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Piedmont Community College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Piedmont Community College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Research & Institutional Effectiveness
    Email
    hunter.ashworth [at] piedmontcc.edu
    Phone
    336-322-2110
    Address
    1715 College Drive, Roxboro, NC 27574

    The Research & Institutional Effectiveness page at Piedmont Community College provides data dashboards, performance benchmarks, and economic impact studies related to the college. Hunter Ashworth is the Director, and the page features numerous links to summarized data and college planning documents.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Hunter Ashworth
      Director, Research & Institutional Effectiveness

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Piedmont Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Piedmont Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Piedmont Community College?

    Piedmont Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 20% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Piedmont Community College?

    Piedmont Community College reports a total enrollment of 896 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Piedmont Community College?

    The average net price at Piedmont Community College is $1,095 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Piedmont Community College located?

    Piedmont Community College is located in Roxboro, North Carolina 27573.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Piedmont Community College?

    Piedmont Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Research & Institutional Effectiveness.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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