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Morganton, NC

Western Piedmont Community College

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Western Piedmont Community College is a public institution located in Morganton, NC. Use its official resources to confirm whether its programs match your study plans.

Institution at a glance

Location
Morganton, NC
Institution type
Public
Institution level
Two-year
IPEDS institution ID
199908
Directory data year
2025

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Published undergraduate tuition and fees

Full-time, first-time undergraduate charge basis · Academic year 2024-25 · US dollars · tuition and required fees, not total cost of attendance.

In-state$2,650
Out-of-state$8,794
Books and supplies$1,500

State residency rules determine eligibility. Out-of-state charges are not a verified international-student quote. Housing, meals, insurance, travel and other expenses are additional; aid is not deducted.

Academic yearIn-stateOut-of-stateBooks
2024-25$2,650$8,794$1,500
2023-24$2,650$8,794$1,200
2022-23$2,641$8,785$1,400
2021-22$2,630$8,774$1,400
2020-21$2,577$8,721$1,400
2019-20$2,577$8,721$1,400
2018-19$2,577$8,721$1,400
2017-18$2,577$8,721$1,400
2016-17$2,577$8,721$1,400

Change from the previous academic year

In-state tuition and fees: unchanged, compared with 2023-24.

Out-of-state tuition and fees: unchanged, compared with 2023-24.

This compares published tuition and required fees in adjacent reporting years. It does not measure changes in your aid package, net price or full living budget.

Source fields and reporting flags

books: CHG4AY3 · flag R
in_state: CHG2AY3 · flag R
out_of_state: CHG3AY3 · flag R

Source: IPEDS published cost dataset. Source checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reported, imputed and carried-forward values retain their source flags. Read our data methodology →

Historical undergraduate admissions

Admissions figures are not available in the connected dataset. Do not interpret a missing figure as a 0% or 100% admission rate.

Fields with reported graduates

Historical IPEDS completions, first major. Reporting years are labeled per record. Verify current program availability and degree names on the institution’s website.

Field of studyAward levelYear endingCompletions
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.Associate degree2025122
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.Associate degree202540
Criminal Justice/Police Science.Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year202430
Early Childhood Education and Teaching.Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year202523
Accounting and Finance.Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year202519
Welding Technology/Welder.Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year202519
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General.Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year202317
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General.Associate degree202516
Legal Assistant/Paralegal.Associate degree202511
Medical/Clinical Assistant.Associate degree202511
Medical Office Management/Administration.Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year202511
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General.Certificate 1–2 years202510
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies.Associate degree202510
Accounting and Finance.Associate degree20259
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other.Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year20249

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Historical average net price for in-state aid recipients

Population: full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates at public institutions with standard academic calendars, paying in-state or in-district tuition and receiving federal, state/local or institutional grant or scholarship aid. Other grant sources are excluded.

Average net price subtracts average qualifying grant aid from a population cost of attendance that includes tuition, required fees, books and weighted living expenses. It is a historical cohort average in USD, not tuition alone, a personal aid offer or a verified international-student cost. Negative source values are retained; they do not promise a payment to you.

Academic yearAverage net priceRecipientsAverage qualifying grant aidSource flags
2023-24$6,44888$10,194Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R
2022-23$7,42983$8,118Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R
2021-22$7,82158$8,508Net price: R · Recipients: R · Grant aid: R

Flags include R (reported), C (analyst corrected), P (carry-forward imputed), Z (implied zero) and other documented source codes. A blank amount is unavailable.

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Published first-year retention

Connected EF part-D observations concern prior-fall first-time degree/certificate-seeking cohorts assessed a year later. NCES describes persistence or completion; four-year institutions' cohorts are bachelor-seeking. Entry study status remains the grouping even if a student later changes between full- and part-time.

Entry cohort → assessmentFull-time source rateAdjusted full-time cohortPart-time source rateAdjusted part-time cohort
Fall 2023 → 202475% · R11357% · R133
Fall 2022 → 202376% · R11544% · R99
Fall 2021 → 202267% · R7850% · R68
Fall 2020 → 202158% · R7444% · R59
Fall 2019 → 202065% · R12257% · R69
Fall 2018 → 201969% · R18156% · R124
Fall 2017 → 201862% · R18936% · R124
Fall 2016 → 201767% · R20244% · R103
Fall 2014 → 201564% · R22837% · R133

Percentages are retained from the source rather than recalculated. R means reported; P means carried forward. Other source flags remain in the evidence. Missing rates remain unavailable and a published 0% remains zero. These are institution-level historical observations, not programme graduation rates, current service-quality rankings or individual predictions.

Official EF2024D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2024. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2024 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 113

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 85

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 75.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 133

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 76

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 57.0

Official EF2023D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2023. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2023 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 115

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 87

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 76.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 99

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 44

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 44.0

Official EF2022D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2022. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2022 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 78

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 52

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 67.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 68

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 34

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 50.0

Official EF2021D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2021. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2021 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 74

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 43

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 58.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 59

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 26

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 44.0

Official EF2020D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-16 UTC. Reporting year remains 2020. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2020 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 122

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 79

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 65.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 69

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 39

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 57.0

Official EF2019D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2019. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2019 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 181

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 125

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 69.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 124

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 69

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 56.0

Official EF2018D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2018. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2018 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 189

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 117

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 62.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 124

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 45

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 36.0

Official EF2017D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2017. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2017 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 202

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 136

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 67.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 103

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 45

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 44.0

Official EF2015D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2015. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2015 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 228

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 145

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 64.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 133

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 49

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 37.0

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About this record

Source: NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, HD2025 institution directory. Download the source dataset.

Record reviewed: 2026-10-13 UTC. Directory year is not the current application year. “Four-year” describes an institution classification; it does not mean every program lasts four years.

Costs, admissions and completion records come from separate historical datasets with their own years. Current language requirements and deadlines must be verified with the institution.

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