South Piedmont Community College
School Notes Overview:
South Piedmont Community College is a multi-campus institution serving Anson and Union counties in south-central North Carolina. South Piedmont is a comprehensive community college, one of 58 in the highly regarded North Carolina Community College System. The college offers traditional and unique programs, and prides itself on its focus on learning....
School Overview:
- Community College Avg.
| County | Anson County, NC | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 706 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 1,372 students | 1,444 students |
| Total Enrollment | 2,078 students | 2,213 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 47% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 44% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $2,560 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 15% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $980 | $1,273 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 3% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,269 | $1,146 |
School Notes:
- South Piedmont Community College is located in one of the top five fastest-growing regions in the United States. We are convenient, with locations in Monroe, Polkton and Wadesboro. And we care about our students and the communities we serve. SPCC is learner focused and is dedicated to the success of all of our students, both the young and the young at heart. Being learner focused provides all students the opportunity to excel and achieve their goals.
- South Piedmont Community College offers credit and non-credit at three college-owned facilities and at dozens of off-campus sites across Anson and Union counties. The college is approved by the North Carolina Community College System and operates under the State Board of Community Colleges. South Piedmont offers more than 30 different credit programs. The college is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges.
- L.L. Polk Campus is located at 680 Highway 74 West, Polkton. Credit classes are offered on the Polk Campus as well as a limited number of non-credit and Adult Basic Skills classes.
- South Piedmont Community College has a number of facilities available for community use, including the Conference Center at South Piedmont on the Old Charlotte Highway Campus in Monroe and the Charles N. and Mary Alice Caudle Ingram Community Room at the Lockhart-Taylor Center in Wadesboro. Both rooms can accommodate up to 400 for events involving meals and approximately 600 for events set up auditorium style.
- South Piedmont Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
In the News:
- Patrolman honored after 80 years (The Lexington Dispatch)
posted on July 8, 2009 at 07:28:03 pm
BY RYAN JONES The Dispatch A Highway Patrol trooper from Davidson County who died on his first day of work in 1929 was honored 80 years to the day later in a bridge naming ceremony at South Piedmont Community College in Polkton.
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