Match #1
Stanly Community College
Albemarle, NC
Profile closeness83/100
Admit rate—
- 1,465 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 56%, close to 51%
- Enrollment 1,465 students, close to 1,339
The colleges most similar to Western Piedmont Community College are Stanly Community College, Wilkes Community College-North Carolina, and Blue Ridge Community College-North Carolina. Western Piedmont Community College has an average net price of $3,726 a year; 4 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with Western Piedmont Community College. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to Western Piedmont Community College
Row-wise results ranked by similarity. No curated AI list exists for this school.
Match #2
Wilkes Community College-North Carolina
Wilkesboro, NC
Profile closeness82/100
Admit rate—
- 1,355 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Graduation rate 45%, close to 51%
- Enrollment 1,355 students, close to 1,339
Match #3
Blue Ridge Community College-North Carolina
Flat Rock, NC
Profile closeness77/100
Admit rate—
- 1,758 students
- Public
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 50%, close to 51%
- Enrollment 1,758 students, close to 1,339
Match #4
Surry Community College
Dobson, NC
Profile closeness76/100
Admit rate—
- 1,475 students
- Public
- Rural: Distant
- Enrollment 1,475 students, close to 1,339
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
McDowell Technical Community College
Marion, NC
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 608 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 47%, close to 51%
- Average net price $5,562, close to $3,726
Match #6
Wilson Community College-North Carolina
Wilson, NC
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 1,373 students
- Public
- Town: Fringe
- Enrollment 1,373 students, close to 1,339
- Average net price $6,021, close to $3,726
Match #7
Montgomery Community College-North Carolina
Troy, NC
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 852 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Graduation rate 54%, close to 51%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Halifax Community College
Weldon, NC
Profile closeness75/100
Admit rate—
- 723 students
- Public
- Rural: Fringe
- Average net price $3,686, close to $3,726
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #9
Richmond Community College
Hamlet, NC
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 1,352 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Enrollment 1,352 students, close to 1,339
- Average net price $5,091, close to $3,726
Match #10
Vance-Granville Community College
Henderson, NC
Profile closeness72/100
Admit rate—
- 1,665 students
- Public
- Town: Distant
- Enrollment 1,665 students, close to 1,339
- Average net price $2,806, close to $3,726
Questions about Western Piedmont Community College alternatives
What colleges are similar to Western Piedmont Community College?
The closest matches to Western Piedmont Community College are Stanly Community College, Wilkes Community College-North Carolina, Blue Ridge Community College-North Carolina, Surry Community College, and McDowell Technical Community College. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which Western Piedmont Community College alternatives cost less?
4 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than Western Piedmont Community College ($3,726 a year), including Surry Community College ($417), Vance-Granville Community College ($2,806), and Wilkes Community College-North Carolina ($3,411). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
