BOMWestern Piedmont Community College
Western Piedmont Community College is a community college in Morganton, North Carolina. One of 58 community colleges in North Carolina.
At a glance
- Type
- Community college
- Location
- Morganton, North Carolina 28655
- Website
- wpcc.edu
Regional context
Western Piedmont Community College is a community college located in Morganton, North Carolina. It is one of 58 institutions of this type in the state. The campus serves as a local educational facility within the region.
The college is situated near several other educational institutions, including Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute at 15 miles, McDowell Technical Community College at 16 miles, Lenoir-Rhyne University at 20 miles, and Catawba Valley Community College at 22 miles. Within a 25-mile radius of the campus, there are 376 nearby companies.
What Western Piedmont Community College teaches
| Field | Credentials awarded | Completions (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal arts, general studies & humanities | Associate | 141 |
| Health professions | CertificatesAssociate | 88 |
| Culinary, entertainment & personal services | CertificatesAssociate | 62 |
| Engineering technologies & technicians Industrial base | CertificatesAssociate | 54 |
| Business, management & marketing | CertificatesAssociate | 49 |
| Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting | CertificatesAssociate | 40 |
| Education | CertificatesAssociate | 37 |
| Visual & performing arts | CertificatesAssociate | 27 |
| Legal professions & studies | CertificatesAssociate | 16 |
| Precision production Industrial base | CertificatesAssociate | 13 |
| Foreign languages & linguistics | Certificates | 11 |
| Agriculture & agricultural operations | CertificatesAssociate | 8 |
| Family & consumer sciences | Certificates | 7 |
| Communications technologies | CertificatesAssociate | 6 |
+ 2 more fields of study
Who hires from these programs
60 of the 377 companies mapped within 25 miles of Morganton, North Carolina align with fields taught here. Limited demand
| Field | Employers within 25 mi | Hiring sectors |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 30 | Building construction, heavy and civil engineering, specialty trades |
| Engineering technology | 18 | Engineering services, machinery, electronics, aerospace |
| CAD/CAM & drafting | 14 | Engineering services, machinery and aerospace manufacturing |
| Welding | 12 | Fabricated metal, structural steel, boilers and tanks, shipbuilding, rail |
| Machining & CNC | 10 | Machine shops, machinery manufacturing, aerospace parts, precision instruments |
The supplier base around this campus
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329 companies mapped within 25 miles of Morganton, NC. Nearest include:
- TROUBADOR PRESS LLCMorganton, NC · 3.5 mi away
- THE LOCUMS CO, LLCMorganton, NC · 3.5 mi away
- AUTUMN CORPORATIONDrexel, NC · 5.2 mi away
- SAFT AMERICA INCValdese, NC · 7.1 mi away
- VALDESE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT CORPValdese, NC · 7.1 mi away
- SMART ELECTRIC CO, INCConnelly Springs, NC · 10.4 mi away
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