Morganton, North Carolina · Public
Computer and Information Sciences, General at Western Piedmont Community College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 50 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3.8% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~50
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,124
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 48.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $6,448/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $25,792
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $34,195/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 1,124 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.5x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($10,312 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($17,923 below). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 20% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 3.7% reported share · $3,033 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 9.5% reported share · $1,664 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Computer and Information Sciences, General accounts for 3.8% of reported programs at Western Piedmont Community College, which is bigger than 82% of schools in this field set and 1.5x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 50 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Western Piedmont Community College's average net price is $6,448 per year, about $25,792 over four years. That is $10,312 below the $16,760 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $34,195 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $17,923 below the $52,118 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Western Piedmont Community College #223 of 1,124 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.