Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling at Western Piedmont Community College

If you plan to study substance abuse/addiction counseling, take a look at what Western Piedmont Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WPCC is located in Morganton, North Carolina and approximately 1,792 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

WPCC Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

WPCC Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Rankings

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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Student Demographics at WPCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the substance abuse/addiction counseling majors at Western Piedmont Community College.

WPCC Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of substance abuse/addiction counseling associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in substance abuse/addiction counseling only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at WPCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling at WPCC are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Piedmont Community College with a associate's in substance abuse/addiction counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

Careers That Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in substance abuse/addiction counseling can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Western Piedmont Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.