Criminal Justice and Corrections undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Western Piedmont Community College

Morganton, NC · Public · Federal field 4301

Data scope

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OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+15%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$44,397 → $51,065

—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

26Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

28Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

14Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

10Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$6,448

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$50,871

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$6,448Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$16,642Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE48.7%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$44,397Year 1

$50,871Year 4

$51,065Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$4,239

Estimated loan paymentNot available

14borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$50,871 vs. $57,702

$6,831 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations and wages in NC.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025 estimates, published May 2026.

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$63,020 median wageNC estimate · 1,220 jobs · 25-1111First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$91,100 median wageNC estimate · 4,820 jobs · 33-1012Detectives and Criminal Investigators$63,280 median wageNC estimate · 3,360 jobs · 33-3021Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers$59,300 median wageNC estimate · 22,370 jobs · 33-3051Private Detectives and Investigators$52,890 median wageNC estimate · 1,710 jobs · 33-9021First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$67,270 median wageNC estimate · 1,090 jobs · 33-1011Correctional Officers and Jailers$50,550 median wageNC estimate · 11,900 jobs · 33-3012Managers, All Other$141,160 median wageNC estimate · 21,830 jobs · 11-9199Emergency Management Directors$93,840 median wageNC estimate · 420 jobs · 11-9161First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$66,400 median wageNC estimate · 470 jobs · 33-1099First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$57,390 median wageNC estimate · 2,730 jobs · 33-1091Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$49,200 median wageNC estimate · 2,310 jobs · 19-4099

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