Central Piedmont Community College Campus Life
Campus life
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Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
15,067 students
Larger than 94% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 42.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at Central Piedmont Community College, the largest reported group is White (30.8%), followed by Black (30.1%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Asian | 4.4% | 3.7% |
| Black | 30.1% | 19.1% |
| Hispanic | 20.8% | 5.2% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| White | 30.8% | 66.6% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% | 0.5% |
| Non-resident | 7.2% | 1.8% |
| Unknown | 2.5% | 2.1% |
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Did you know? Central Piedmont Community College
- $1,741average net price after grants for aided students, against $7,062 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $43,413median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 22%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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