Central Piedmont Community College Business Programs

Central Piedmont Community College is a public institution situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. The city atmosphere of Charlotte makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Central Piedmont Community College Rankings

Central Piedmont Community College holds the #12 spot on the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Central Piedmont Community College.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#78	Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#166	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Central Piedmont Community College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Accounting and Finance Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#39	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#43	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#60	Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#66	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is Central Piedmont Community College?

Contact details for Central Piedmont Community College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1201 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28204
Phone:	704-330-2722
Website:	www.cpcc.edu

Central Piedmont Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Central Piedmont Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Central Piedmont Community College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $5,172 a year. That adds up to $20,688 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Central Piedmont Community College is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Central Piedmont Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 16,668 undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College, with 6,367 being full-time and 10,301 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,367 full-time undergraduates at Central Piedmont Community College, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Central Piedmont Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	333
Black or African American	1,476
Hispanic or Latino	1,000
White	2,684
International Students	496
Other Races/Ethnicities	378

Over 102 countries are represented at Central Piedmont Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, and Congo.

Online Learning at Central Piedmont Community College

In 2019-2020, 16,641 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Central Piedmont Community College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Central Piedmont Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Central Piedmont Community College was 70.2%. This is the #454 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Central Piedmont Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Central Piedmont Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	169	80	0	249
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	77	12	0	89
Accounting and Finance	64	19	0	83
Office Administration	54	11	0	65
Accounting	4	13	2	19
Supply Chain Management	0	2	0	2
TOTAL	368	137	2	507

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.