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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Wilkes Community College is $8,716 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Wilkes Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
64% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $6,402 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $8,716 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $6,402 |
Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers
Wilkes Community College offers 42 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,373 students have completed their career programs.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 20 | 0 | 743 |
| 2 Years Certificate | 22 | 0 | 206 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 1,373 |
Programs by Award Level
The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
- 743 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
- 206 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
- 424 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
| Program | Available Online | Number of Completers | Average Earning after graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture [+] | ✕ | 88 completers | - |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | ✕ | 3 | - |
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | ✕ | 52 | - |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations | ✕ | 33 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
| Information Technology | ✕ | 23 | - |
| Personal and Culinary Services [+] | ✕ | 6 completers | - |
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | ✕ | 6 | - |
| Education [+] | ✕ | 31 completers | - |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | ✕ | 31 | - |
| Engineering Technology [+] | ✕ | 93 completers | - |
| Applied Engineering Technologies/Technicians | ✕ | 68 | - |
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician | ✕ | 25 | - |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | ✕ | 56 completers | - |
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | ✕ | 27 | - |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | ✕ | 29 | - |
| Construction Trades [+] | ✕ | 62 completers | - |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (other) | ✕ | 62 | - |
| Mechanics and Repairers [+] | ✕ | 178 completers | - |
| Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician | ✕ | 37 | - |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | ✕ | 75 | - |
| Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician | ✕ | 66 | - |
| Precision Production Trades [+] | ✕ | 53 completers | - |
| Welding Technology/Welder | ✕ | 53 | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | ✕ | 23 completers | - |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | ✕ | 23 | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | ✕ | 12 completers | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other) | ✕ | 12 | - |
| Business [+] | ✕ | 118 completers | - |
| Business Administration and Management | ✕ | 102 | - |
| Accounting | ✕ | 1 | - |
| Accounting and Finance | ✕ | 15 | - |
| Total | 743 |
Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation
Total 2,321 students are attending at Wilkes Community College. There are 103 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 312 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1 (14.29%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 250 (full-time) and 421 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Wilkes Community College is 54% and transfer-out rate is 12%. The retention rate is 66% at the school.
| Student Population | 2,321 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 54% |
| Number of Faculty | 415 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 7 to 1 |
Student Population at Wilkes CC
For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,315 students enrolled into Wilkes Community College. By gender, 960 male and 1,355 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Wilkes Community College.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,315 | 960 | 1,355 |
| Full-time | 753 | 366 | 387 |
| Part-tme | 1,562 | 594 | 968 |
There are 1,869 White (80.73%), 53 Black/African American (2.29%), 262 Hispanic (11.32%), 22 Asian (0.95%), and 371 students with other races attending Wilkes Community College. 10 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,315 | 960 | 1,355 |
| American Indian/Native American | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Asian | 22 | 10 | 12 |
| Black/African American | 53 | 11 | 42 |
| Hispanic | 262 | 94 | 168 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 1,869 | 789 | 1,080 |
| Two More | 48 | 24 | 24 |
| Un-Known | 46 | 26 | 20 |
| Non-resident Alien | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Wilkes Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,357 students (58.62% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 634 students (27.39% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Wilkes Community College.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 2,315 |
| Enrolled Online Exclusively | 1,357 |
| Enrolled Some Online Courses | 634 |
| Not in Online Courses | 324 |
By age range, at Wilkes Community College, 404 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.45% of total students), 1,552 students are aged below 20 (67.04%), 24 students are aged above 50 (2.07%).
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,315 | 960 | 1,355 |
| Under 18 | 929 | 388 | 541 |
| Age 18-19 | 623 | 302 | 321 |
| Age 20-21 | 245 | 106 | 139 |
| Age 22-24 | 159 | 60 | 99 |
| Age 25-29 | 139 | 42 | 97 |
| Age 30-34 | 90 | 28 | 62 |
| Age 35-39 | 48 | 11 | 37 |
| Age 40-49 | 58 | 15 | 43 |
| Age 50-64 | 24 | 8 | 16 |
Directory and Accreditation Information
Wilkes Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1970 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Wilkes Community College.
1328 South Collegiate Dr, Wilkesboro, NC
336-838-6100