Wilkes Community College
Tel:
(336) 838-6100
- As a public, two-year, "open door" institution, Wilkes Community College is committed to providing comprehensive education and educational support services for people in Wilkes, Ashe, and Alleghany counties and beyond. As a member of the North Carolina Community College System, the college seeks to enhance intellectual, economic, cultural, and social development through a variety of means, by providing quality education, training and retraining for the workforce, including basic skills education, occupational, technical, and pre-baccalaureate programs; support for economic development through services to business and industry, both public and private; and a variety of services and cultural activities that improve the quality of life.
School Highlights
Wilkes Community College serves 2,718 students (56% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the state community college average of 19:1.
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 38%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 179 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Wilkes Community College | (NC) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 179 staff | 139 staff |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Wilkes Community College is Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (25.7 miles away).
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