South Piedmont Community College
Polkton, North Carolina
- Two-year college
- Public
- Rural
- 1,833 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 22 finishedGraduates here earned $32,271 a year after finishingNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 40 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $51,424 a year after finishingNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (15)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 39 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Education, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $53,127
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,179
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, OtherAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $39,673
- Human Services, GeneralCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $34,193
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $32,008
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 242 finishedGraduates here earned $24,245 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $40,010
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $31,627
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Security Science and TechnologyCertificate · 18 finishedNationally: $45,055
- Security Science and TechnologyAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $39,731
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $5,447per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $15,435sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $2,022Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 33%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $36,1986 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $41,77610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 27%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for South Piedmont Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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