Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 42.9-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 54 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 51 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 5.6%
- No Data51 · 94.4%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 11
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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, 886 students received $4.1M in Pell grants.
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 54 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (11.1%) 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 WPCC
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.
WPCC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions WPCC 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWestern Piedmont Community College | 49% | — | 1,813 | $6,448 | Community College |
| — | — | 1,526 | $3,108 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,832 | $3,064 | Community College | |
| — | — | 896 | $1,095 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,591 | $4,127 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,468 | $5,721 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 49% | — | 1,823 | $3,618 |
Institutions like WPCC
Explore the federal data for institutions in WPCC's comparison group.
- Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Sampson Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,526Net price$3,108View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Wilson Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,832Net price$3,064View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Piedmont Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment896Net price$1,095View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Lenoir Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,591Net price$4,127View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Stanly Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,468Net price$5,721View data
WPCC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Institutional Research & Evaluation page on the WPCC Intranet provides contact information, including an email and phone number. The page is restricted to WPCC employees, requiring a login for access.
Visit IR office page- Katie DunnaganCoordinator, Institutional Research & Evaluation
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