Morganton, North Carolina · Public
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services 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 113 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
8.4% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 8.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~113
- Schools with reported signal
- 143
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 143 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.4x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($960 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($3,964 below). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 52% 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.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.6% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 3.9% reported share · $1,738 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 6.5% reported share · $1,342 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 0.9% reported share · $1,406 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.6% reported share · $2,129 net A+ Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 1.8% reported share · $1,776 net A+ 
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 0.3% reported share · $2,260 net A+ 
Rockingham Community College Wentworth, NC · 0.3% reported share · $2,060 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services accounts for 8.4% of reported programs at Western Piedmont Community College, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 2.4x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 113 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 $960 below the $7,408 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 $3,964 below the $38,159 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 #74 of 143 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.