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Western Piedmont Community College
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Western Piedmont Community College
1001 Burkemont Avenue
Morganton, NC 28655-4511 USA
Official telephone: (828) 438-6000
Fax: (828) 438-6015
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Current
as of: September 2006 |
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CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS |
| Function type of the institution: |
two-year college |
| Main student body: |
coeducational |
| Academic calendar: |
semesters |
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ADMISSIONS |
| Total number of freshman applicants: |
827 |
| Total number of freshman applicants
admitted: |
827 |
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ACADEMICS |
| Total number of undergraduate and
graduate faculty: |
133 |
| Does the institution offer part-time
undergraduate degree programs: |
Yes |
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STUDENT LIFE |
| Total number of undergraduate students
enrolled in the institution: |
2,897 |
| Total number of undergraduate,
graduate, and first professional students enrolled in
the institution: |
2,897 |
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CAMPUS SUMMARY |
| Western Piedmont Community
College was chartered by the North Carolina State Board
of Education on April 2, 1964, as a member of the North
Carolina Community College System. Western Piedmont is
located at the intersection of I-40 and Highway 64
within the corporate limits of Morganton, N.C. (pop.
24,700), the county seat. In recent years Western
Piedmont has attracted national attention with a replica
of Senator Sam J. Ervin抯 home library and the annual
Constitutional Issues Forum. |
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UNIQUE PROGRAMS |
| Western Piedmont offers
three associate degrees which are for transfer to senior
colleges and universities. They are the Associate in
Arts (AA), the Associate in Science (AS), and the
Associate in Fine Arts (AFA) degrees. Western Piedmont
also collaborates with other community colleges in
offering four additional AAS degree programs: Dental
Hygiene, Early Childhood Associate, Electric Lineman
Technology, and Speech-Language Pathology Assisting.
Through the Continuing Education Division specialized
training programs are available in the following areas:
Fire Service, Emergency Medical Technician, Rescue
Squad, Hospitality, Law Enforcement and Day Care
Workers. |
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