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Piedmont Community College

Roxboro, North Carolina Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Roxboro, North Carolina, Piedmont Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 896 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Piedmont Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 31 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 522 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
896
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
522
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
31
Programs and majors
6:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 31

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Precision Production 1
Health Professions 10
Education 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Communications Technologies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
34%
Student-to-faculty ratio
6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
251
Certificates under 1 year
197
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
73
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
896
Undergraduates, fall 2024
896
Full-time, fall 2024
3%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,882
Full-time, 2024-25
30%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
70%
Men
30%
White
55%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
28%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
39%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. Kevin Lee
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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