Pierpont Community and Technical College
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 83.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
Of 47 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing6 · 12.8%
- No Data40 · 85.1%
- Failing1 · 2.1%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 4
- Jun 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningHigher Learning Commission
- Jan 2024Approved for Distance EducationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program
- Apr 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Oct 2022Initial AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 634 students received $3.3M in Pell grants, alongside $1.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 607 borrowers who entered repayment, 38 (6.2%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Pierpont
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Pierpont vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Pierpont selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPierpont Community and Technical College | 42% | — | 1,938 | $8,325 | Community College |
| — | — | 1,927 | $4,565 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,571 | $3,599 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,482 | $10,321 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,633 | -$274 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,238 | $2,892 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 42% | — | 1,780 | $4,082 |
Institutions like Pierpont
Explore the federal data for institutions in Pierpont's comparison group.
- Community CollegeWest Virginia
BridgeValley Community & Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,927Net price$4,565View data - Community CollegeWest Virginia
New River Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,571Net price$3,599View data - Community CollegeWest Virginia
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,482Net price$10,321View data - Community CollegeMississippi
Coahoma Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,633Net price-$274View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Robeson Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,238Net price$2,892View data
Pierpont Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Pierpont Community & Technical College supports student success and continuous improvement by using data-informed decision making. Through strategic planning, assessment, and accreditation efforts, we ensure that the College’s goals align with its mission, meet accountability standards, and enhance the quality of education and services provided to our students and community.
Visit IR office page- Olivia BoltzDirector of Institutional Effectiveness
Frequently asked questions about Pierpont Community and Technical College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Pierpont.
What is the graduation rate at Pierpont Community and Technical College?
How many students attend Pierpont Community and Technical College?
What is the average net price at Pierpont Community and Technical College?
Where is Pierpont Community and Technical College located?
Who runs Institutional Research at Pierpont Community and Technical College?
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.
Have a question this page can’t answer?
Ask Clema anything about Pierpont Community and Technical College and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.
Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card