Morganton, North Carolina · Public
Design and Applied Arts at Western Piedmont Community College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1.5% reported program-share signal, $6,448 school-wide net price, and $34,195 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 20 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.5% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~20
- Schools with reported signal
- 878
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1.5%), school-wide average net price ($6,448), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($34,195), and peer averages from 878 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 878 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($11,641 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($17,286 below). Together, those evidence points place Western Piedmont Community College in the top 18% 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.
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.4% reported share · $2,090 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.2% reported share · $2,129 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.6% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 2.6% reported share · $2,624 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Design and Applied Arts accounts for 1.5% of reported programs at Western Piedmont Community College, which is bigger than 64% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 20 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 $11,641 below the $18,089 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 $17,286 below the $51,481 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 #160 of 878 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.