Cullowhee, North Carolina · Public
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians at Western Carolina University
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.1% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $13,315 school-wide net price and $49,458 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.1% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.1% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 285
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 81.8%
- Graduation rate
- 60.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $13,315/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $53,260
- Median debt
- $21,868
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $49,458/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.1%), school-wide average net price ($13,315), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($49,458), and peer averages from 285 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 285 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($2,221 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($3,527 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place Western Carolina University in the top 66% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.0% of reported awards · $2,090 net A+ Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 1.3% of reported awards · $1,776 net A+ 
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 0.2% of reported awards · $2,288 net A+ 
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · 2.5% of reported awards · $1,807 net A+ 
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 0.2% of reported awards · $2,260 net A+ Yuba College Marysville, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $2,576 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians accounts for 0.1% of the awards or completions reported for Western Carolina University. That award concentration is higher than at 7% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Western Carolina University's average net price is $13,315 per year, about $53,260 over four years. That is $2,221 above the $11,094 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $49,458 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $3,527 above the $45,931 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Western Carolina University #188 of 285 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.