South Piedmont Community College

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The mission of South Piedmont Community College is to provide accessible, affordable, high-quality education, keeping the learner�s needs at the center of decision-making and supporting economic development in partnership with its dynamic and diverse community.

South Piedmont Community College

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South Piedmont Community College (South Piedmont, or SPCC) is a community college located in North Carolina consisting of two campuses and an auxiliary center which serve the areas of Anson and Union counties in south-central North Carolina.

South Piedmont is part of the North Carolina Community College System.

Local Cities

  • Monroe, North Carolina
  • Waxhaw, North Carolina
  • Polkton, North Carolina
  • Wadesboro, North Carolina

History

SPCC was created in 1999 by the North Carolina General Assembly. When SPCC was created, the school replaced Anson Community College and Union Technical Education Center; through these predecessors the college can trace its roots back to 1962.

Despite being created in 1999, South Piedmont Community College boasts a proud history of providing education throughout the community.

Preceding Institutions

  • In 1962, the Ansonville unit of the Charlotte Industrial Education Center was founded in order to assure quality education was available to local Anson County, North Carolina residents. Working with Stanly Community College, South Piedmont Community College provided years of service in Union County under the name of Union Technical Education Center.
  • In 1967, a local Board of Trustees changed the Ansonville Industrial Education Center to the Anson Technical Institute, a unit of the Department of Community Colleges of North Carolina.
  • In 1971, the legislature authorized the chartering of Anson Technical Institute.
  • From the early 1970s through 1981, Anson Tech, Central Piedmont, and Stanly Community College offered credit and non-credit courses in Union County.
  • In 1977, due to increased enrollment (including from Polkton Mayor W. Cliff Martin) Anson Technical Institute acquired land, obtained additional funds, and completed the construction of a 28,000-square-foot building in Polkton.
  • On June 7, 1979, Anson Technical Institute became Anson Technical College.
  • In 1981, the Union Technical Education Consortium was created when Central Piedmont voluntarily withdrew from Union County and the N.C. Department of Community Colleges authorized service in the county by a consortium of Anson and Stanly community colleges.
  • In 1982, construction was completed in Polkton on a second building, the Martin Learning Resources Center, named in honor of trustee and benefactor W. Cliff Martin.
  • In 1986, Union County Commissioners appointed a 12-member committee to study the need for technical education in Union County.
  • On Nov. 1, 1987, Anson Technical College was renamed Anson Community College.
  • On May 19, 1999, Gov. Jim Hunt signed a bill abolishing Anson Community College and Union Technical Education Center and creating North Carolina’s newest community college: South Piedmont Community College.
  • On August 3, 1999, South Piedmont Community College was named as the result of a naming contest.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Rural Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
56%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 7,079
Students Receiving Aid:
42%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 56%
Part-Time 44%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 58%
African-American 37%
Other 4%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 0%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 85%
Out-of-State 15%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
North Carolina 85%
South Carolina 14%
Percent of Students International: 0%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 1,319 $ 7,079  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 1,264 $ 7,024  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 55 $ 55  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,066 41%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 822 4%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 516 2%  
Any Aid:
  42%  

Degree Programs at South Piedmont Community College

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Certificate Programs at South Piedmont Community College

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