Major Programs at WPCC

Western Piedmont Community College offers 65 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

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Degrees & Major Programs

Western Piedmont Community College offers 65 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 569 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at WPCC. 282 completed certificate programs and 287 completed associate programs.

Total Number of Programs By Degree
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	1	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	35	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Number of Completers	282	287	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Western Piedmont Community College.

*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Western Piedmont Community College.

Associate

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	141	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	18	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	13	-
Accounting and Finance	8	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	6	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	1	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	1	-
Pre-Nursing Studies	0	-

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

The following tables show all major programs at WPCC by degree with number of completers last year. You may want to search schools that have a program by following the link on the major title column in each table.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	27	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED
Electromechanical and Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Child Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	141	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (other)	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	1	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Dental Assisting/Assistant	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Management/Administration	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	11	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	1	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED

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