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Central Piedmont Community College

Gender Diversity

High

Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at CPCC is largely skewed towards women students, with 59.3% of undergraduate students being women and 40.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 17,208, with 10,204 women and 7,004 men.

  • men 40.7% 7,004 students
  • women 59.3% 10,204 students

Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year

Moderate

The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 42.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,232 students.

Following closely behind are African American students, constituting 27.9% of the student body, with 4,769 students. Hispanic students represent 14.4% of the population, with 2,472 students, while Asian students account for 5.5%, with 948 students. Mixed race students account for 3.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 508 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 19 students.

International students make up 4.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 759 students.

There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.4% of the population, totaling 408 students.

The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within CPCC.

Undergraduate Students

  • White 42.3% 7,232 students
  • African American 27.9% 4,769 students
  • Hispanic 14.4% 2,472 students
  • Asian 5.5% 948 students
  • International students 4.4% 759 students
  • Mixed race 3.0% 508 students
  • Unknown race 2.4% 408 students
  • Hawaiian 0.1% 19 students

Transfer Students

  • White 44.9% 360 students
  • African American 26.9% 216 students
  • Hispanic 13.0% 104 students
  • Mixed race 5.2% 42 students
  • Asian 3.5% 28 students
  • Unknown race 3.4% 27 students
  • International students 3.1% 25 students
  • Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students

Students Age Diversity

  • 18-19 27% 4,562 students
  • 20-21 18% 3,036 students
  • 22-24 13% 2,230 students
  • 25-29 11% 1,897 students
  • 30-34 6% 1,010 students
  • 40-49 4% 705 students
  • 35-39 4% 627 students
  • 50-64 2% 394 students

Residency of Students

The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Central Piedmont Community College in the 2022 academic year.

State name Students Count Percentage
North Carolina 1,719 98.06%
South Carolina 10 less than 1%
New York 4 less than 1%
Alabama 3 less than 1%
New Jersey 3 less than 1%
Maryland 2 less than 1%
Arizona 1 less than 1%
Connecticut 1 less than 1%
Florida 1 less than 1%
Georgia 1 less than 1%
Illinois 1 less than 1%
Michigan 1 less than 1%
Ohio 1 less than 1%
Oregon 1 less than 1%
Pennsylvania 1 less than 1%
South Dakota 1 less than 1%
Tennessee 1 less than 1%
West Virginia 1 less than 1%

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