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Western Piedmont Community College (North Carolina): 28 training programs — cost, completion, employment and earnings from the federal record
Western Piedmont Community College (Higher Ed: Associate's Degree), 1001 Burkemont Avenue, Morganton has 28 programs on North Carolina’s Training Provider Results list leading to: Accounting and Finance; Associate Degree Nursing; Associate in Applied Science; Associate in Applied Science in Medical Assisting; Basic Law Enforcement Training Certificate; Building Construction Technology and 19 more. The table prints what the provider reported for each: the published cost, how many students exited, the share who completed, the share employed in the second quarter after exit, and their median earnings in that quarter — as reported, with the federal definition of every column below. Nothing is ranked, imputed or estimated. Snapshot taken 2026-09-02.
| # | Program (provider’s page) · credential · code | Published cost basis | Length | Exited | Completed | Employed Q2 after exit | Median earnings, Q2 (one quarter) | Avg WIOA ITA $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accounting and Finance - A25800 | $8,551 | 72 wk · 16 hrs | 146 | 28% | 79% | $13,337 | — |
| 2 | Accounting and Finance Diploma - D25800 | $5,298 | 40 wk · 14 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Associate Degree Nursing - A45110 | $11,446 | 72 wk · 28 hrs | 200 | 30% | 90% | $16,520 | — |
| 4 | Basic Law Enforcement Training - C55120 | $2,391 | 16 wk · 40 hrs | 76 | 47% | 98% | $11,596 | — |
| 5 | Building Construction Technology - A35140 | $7,484 | 72 wk · 16 hrs | 56 | 13% | 65% | $11,915 | — |
| 6 | Business Administration - A25120 | $7,639 | 72 wk · 25 hrs | 226 | 14% | 77% | $12,964 | — |
| 7 | Computer Engineering Technology - A40160 | $7,767 | 64 wk · 22 hrs | 44 | 34% | 76% | $8,872 | — |
| 8 | Computer Integrated Machining Technology - A50210 | $9,216 | 72 wk · 20 hrs | 10 | 50% | 70% | $15,869 | — |
| 9 | Cosmetology A55140 | $8,348 | 72 wk · 30 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Dental Assisting - D45240 | $4,895 | 48 wk · 35 hrs | 41 | 51% | 93% | $7,761 | — |
| 11 | Digital Effects and Animation Technology A.A.S.-A30130 | $6,621 | 72 wk · 9 hrs | 68 | 29% | 53% | $5,857 | — |
| 12 | Early Childhood Associate - A55220 | $7,806 | 72 wk · 17 hrs | 120 | 24% | 77% | $19,125 | — |
| 13 | Generaal Accounting Certificate - C25800A | $2,197 | 32 wk · 13 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Horticulture Technology - A15240 | $7,632 | 72 wk · 15 hrs | 71 | 20% | 76% | $13,749 | — |
| 15 | Human Services Technology Certificate C45380A | $1,717 | 32 wk · 12 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Human Services Technology, Addiction and Recovery Services - A4538E | $7,300 | 80 wk · 13 hrs | 66 | 14% | 85% | $10,986 | — |
| 17 | Information Technology - A25590 | $8,412 | 72 wk · 19 hrs | 83 | 12% | 69% | $12,140 | — |
| 18 | Interpreter Education - A55300 | $7,198 | 72 wk · 15 hrs | 96 | 27% | 79% | $10,884 | $7,906 |
| 19 | Manicuring/Nail Technology - C55400 | $1,734 | 16 wk · 20 hrs | 23 | 78% | 65% | $4,874 | — |
| 20 | Mechatronics Engineering Tech - A40350 | $8,689 | 72 wk · 23 hrs | 84 | 31% | 86% | — | — |
| 21 | Medical Assisting - A45400 | $9,342 | 72 wk · 22 hrs | 111 | 26% | 85% | $8,189 | — |
| 22 | Medical Laboratory Technology - A45420 | $9,433 | 72 wk · 23 hrs | 104 | 32% | 88% | $14,842 | — |
| 23 | Nurse Aide I - Continuing Ed | $700 | 4 wk · 42 hrs | 98 | 64% | 63% | $6,987 | $675 |
| 24 | Paralegal Technology A.A.S. - A25380 | $9,539 | 64 wk · 17 hrs | 168 | 30% | 71% | $18,465 | — |
| 25 | Phlebotomy - Continuing Ed | $848 | 11 wk · 16 hrs | 17 | 71% | 65% | $6,146 | — |
| 26 | Practical Nursing Diploma - D45660 | $8,390 | 40 wk · 25 hrs | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Social and Human Services A.A.S - A45380 | $7,419 | 72 wk · 18 hrs | 89 | 21% | 55% | $8,506 | — |
| 28 | Welding Technology - A50420 | $7,872 | 64 wk · 28 hrs | 58 | 14% | 70% | $10,056 | — |
Source and date: U.S. Department of Labor, Training Provider Results — the open program index behind trainingproviderresults.gov (state Eligible Training Provider performance reports, form ETA-9171), snapshot taken 2026-09-02; the site states the data cover programs approved as of June 30, 2025 and outcomes for July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2025. Cost is tuition and fees for a non-WIOA participant where the provider reported it (books and supplies added only when reported separately), otherwise the average WIOA training-account dollars per participant — the basis is printed under each figure. The provider’s own program page is linked where it reported one; RetrainMap has not verified those links.
How to read the columns — the federal data dictionary
Definitions from the TrainingProviderResults.gov Data Dictionary v4.0 (2024-05-15), as shipped in the dataset’s data_dictionary.csv. Median earnings are one calendar quarter, not a year. Percentages of small cohorts are noisy — read the exited count first. A dash means the federal file prints −1 (suppressed: small cohort, not reported, or flagged) — blank here, never zero.
- all_completed_pct (federal field field_c_completed_percent)
- Percent of All Students who completed the program (DE122/DE121) Percent, 0-100 (the federal file stores a 0-1 fraction; converted here).
- all_employed_q2_pct (federal field field_c_q2_employment_percent)
- Percent of All Students Exiters who were employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE123/DE129) Percent, 0-100 (the federal file stores a 0-1 fraction; converted here).
- all_median_earnings_q2_usd (federal field field_c_median_earnings)
- Median Earnings in the 2nd Quarter after Exit of All Students that are Employed in the 2nd Quarter after Exit (DE125)
- avg_ita_cost_per_wioa_participant_usd (federal field field_c_cost_per_wioa)
- Average number of dollars the training program received from each WIOA participant Individual Training Account (ITA) during the time period (DE138/DE135)
- non_wioa_tuition_fees_usd (federal field field_non_wioa_tuition_cost)
- Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Tuition and Requested Fees (DE111)
- non_wioa_books_supplies_usd (federal field field_non_wioa_supplies_cost)
- Out-of-Pocket Cost for a Non-WIOA Participant: Books and Supplies (DE112)
- length_weeks (federal field field_program_length_weeks)
- Length of the training program in weeks, as completed by a full-time student (DE114); a suppressed value (-1) indicates it was reported as a competency-based program
- length_hours (federal field field_program_length_hours)
- Length of the training program in clock/contact hours (DE113); a suppressed value (-1) indicates it was reported as a competency-based program
- all_students_exited (federal field field_c_total_exited)
- Total number of individuals exited from the training program (DE121)
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Sources and dates
- U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration — Training Provider Results program index, https://www.trainingproviderresults.gov/ · snapshot 2026-09-02 · normalised in the RetrainMap Training Provider Outcomes dataset (suppressed −1 cells blank; percentages 0–100; nothing imputed)
- TrainingProviderResults.gov Data Dictionary v4.0, 2024-05-15 — https://www.trainingproviderresults.gov/assets/ETP_Data_Dictionary.pdf
Other providers in North Carolina: the North Carolina provider index.