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Central Piedmont Community College

Across 2022–2024, Central Piedmont Community College reported 10 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Wake Technical Community College.

0.15
Incidents / 1k students
#61
Rank of 2,072
#49
NC rank
20,375
Enrolled students

0.15 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students

Central Piedmont Community College reports 0.15 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 95% below Kansas State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Kansas State University (2.51/1k); University of Memphis (2.37/1k); Middle Tennessee State University (1.90/1k); Baylor University (7.51/1k); CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (0.25/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Wake Technical Community College (0.08/1k); Cape Fear Community College (0.07/1k); Fayetteville Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Guilford Technical Community College (0.52/1k); Forsyth Technical Community College (2.53/1k); Pitt Community College (0.52/1k); Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (0.00/1k); Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (0.46/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey

incidents / 1,000 students
0.15
of 2,072 ranked nationally
#61
safer than ranked campuses its size
97%
Criminal Offenses, 2024
2
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Data updated August 2026

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Sheet 198260 · Central Piedmont Community College 0.15/1k score rate · #61/2,072

RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE

  • RATE-QUIET 0.15/1k
  • RANK-TOP #61/2,072
  • ST-MID #49 in state
  • PEER-FINISH CUNY Borough of Manhattan · ±0.10
  • ZERO-NONE Scored
  • TREND-DOWN ↓ 33%
  • CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
  • ENR-LARGE 20,375
  • FIRE-NONE No res filing

Nearest enrollment peer: CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (+0.10/1k)

Central Piedmont Community College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE · peer CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.

Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (+0.10/1k). National rank #61 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.

Central Piedmont Community College reports 0.15 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 95% below Kansas State University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Kansas State University (2.51/1k); University of Memphis (2.37/1k); Middle Tennessee State University (1.90/1k); Baylor University (7.51/1k); CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (0.25/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Wake Technical Community College (0.08/1k); Cape Fear Community College (0.07/1k); Fayetteville Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Guilford Technical Community College (0.52/1k); Forsyth Technical Community College (2.53/1k); Pitt Community College (0.52/1k); Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (0.00/1k); Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (0.46/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.

Peer-rate neighbourhood around Central Piedmont Community

Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Central on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Central Piedmont Community College's 0.15/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey (Clery Act) As of 2024

Reporting-period change

What changed in 2024

-3 reported incidents

Central Piedmont Community College decreased from 5 to 2 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.

This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.

See national reporting-year changes

Signature insight · size does not equal danger

Campus size vs reported safety rate

Among 37 NC 2-year peers in this comparison, Central Piedmont Community College is larger than 97% and safer-reporting than 39% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.

Smaller · Safer-reportingLarger · Safer-reportingSmaller · Higher-reportingLarger · Higher-reporting026.352.578.8105013.126.339.452.5Enrollment size, percentile in sampleSafer-reporting percentile (lower rate)Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 100 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 42Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 94 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 44Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 92 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 89 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 11Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 86 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 0Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 83 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 14Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 81 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 78 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 25Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 75 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 36Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 72 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 69 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 67 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 64 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 33Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 61 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 8Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 58 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 19Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 56 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 53 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 17Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 50 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 31Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 47 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 44 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 42 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 39 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 36 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 33 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 31 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 28 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 6Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 25 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 22 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 28Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 19 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 3Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 17 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 14 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 11 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 8 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 6 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 3 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 0 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Central Piedmont Community…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 97 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39
Enrollment vs Clery incidents per 1,000 (inverted to safety percentile), 2024 reporting year
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  • Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
  • Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
  • Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
  • Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
  • Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
  • Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
  • Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
  • Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
  • Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
  • Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
  • Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
  • Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
  • Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
  • Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
  • Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
  • Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Central Piedmont Community…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
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CampusEnrollmentRate / 1kSize pctSafety pct
Isothermal Community College1,9180.00047
Brunswick Community College2,0090.00347
Southwestern Community College2,1570.46622
Robeson Community College2,2380.00847
Richmond Community College2,3840.001147
Stanly Community College2,4680.001447
Lenoir Community College2,5910.001747
Wilkes Community College2,5931.54193
Blue Ridge Community College2,7230.372228
Nash Community College2,7800.002547
Surry Community College2,7960.72286
Central Piedmont Community College (this campus)20,3750.159739

Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.

Enrollment scale

How campus size shapes the safety figures

With 20,375 enrolled students, Central Piedmont Community College is the 202nd largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,383 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Wake Technical Community College (0.08/1k); Cape Fear Community College (0.07/1k); Fayetteville Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Guilford Technical Community College (0.52/1k); Forsyth Technical Community College (2.53/1k); Pitt Community College (0.52/1k); Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (0.00/1k); Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (0.46/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (Kansas State University is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).

What changed between 2023 and 2024

Reported on-campus incidents at Central Piedmont Community College fell from 5 to 2 (-60%). The increase shows up in Rape (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (3 to 0) and Aggravated Assault (1 to 0).

This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.

What actually gets reported at Central Piedmont Community College

Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Aggravated Assault, Robbery and Rape.

The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Burglary, Fondling and Incest. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.

Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.

Crime Statistics by Year

11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus only

Central Piedmont Community College: Criminal Offenses by year

Declining 33% (3 → 2 incidents)

123456 202220232024 On-campus incidents, 2022: 3On-campus incidents, 2023: 5On-campus incidents, 2024: 2 3 2 ▼ -33.3%
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Period On-campus incidents
2022 3
2023 5
2024 2
Crime Type 202420232022
Motor Vehicle Theft 031
Aggravated Assault 012
Robbery 110
Rape 100
Arson 000
Burglary 000
Fondling 000
Incest 000
Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter 000
Negligent Manslaughter 000
Statutory Rape 000

Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate

Arrests & Disciplinary Actions

72 category-year records
Disposition26%47%27%ArrestsDisciplinary referralsNo action
72 reported records
Category Year Arrests Discipline
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0

Central Piedmont Community College vs peer institutions

Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment

Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).

Selected

NC

Central Piedmont Community College

0.15 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#61
Enrollment
20,375
Data year
2024

TN

University of Memphis

2.37 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#1,137
Enrollment
20,276
Data year
2024

Cost context

Where Central Piedmont Community College sits on price and outcomes

See North Carolina's cost ranking

At $3,345, Central Piedmont Community College's reported average net price is cheaper than 12% among 145 North Carolina colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,086.

$3,345
average net price
$14,086
North Carolina median
4.1×
six-year earnings to median debt

Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $32,138 - about 9.6 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Only 29% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.

Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.

Academic & Financial Profile

Tuition & Costs

In-State Tuition
$2,792
Out-of-State Tuition
$8,936
Avg Net Price
$3,345
Median Debt
$7,925
Pell Grant Recipients
29%
How does this cost rank in NC? →

Outcomes

Median Earnings (6yr)
$32,138
Median Earnings (10yr)
$37,865
Loan Repayment (3yr)
53%

Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.

Similar Institutions

Showing 5 of 454 similar institutions by enrollment size.

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS · 20,295 enrolled
Safety Score 2.51
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN · 20,276 enrolled
Safety Score 2.37
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN · 20,488 enrolled
Safety Score 1.90
Baylor University
Waco, TX · 20,626 enrolled
Safety Score 7.51
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY · 20,123 enrolled
Safety Score 0.25

Closest by National Rank

Central Piedmont Community College (national rank #61) sits near Mission College (#60) and Trident Technical College (#62) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.

Mission College
Santa Clara, CA
National Rank #60
Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC
National Rank #62
Canada College
Redwood City, CA
National Rank #63
Central Community College
Grand Island, NE
National Rank #59
Eastern Florida State College
Melbourne, FL
National Rank #58

Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate

Two Clery-derived peer sets for Central Piedmont Community College, both outside NC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).

Similar enrollment (nationwide)

CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY · 20,123 enrolled
Safety score 0.25
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX · 20,060 enrolled
Safety score 0.60
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA · 20,764 enrolled
Safety score 0.82
Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY · 19,973 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA · 19,920 enrolled
Safety score 0.25
Portland Community College
Portland, OR · 20,861 enrolled
Safety score 1.15
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA · 20,969 enrolled
Safety score 0.48
Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA · 20,986 enrolled
Safety score 0.76

Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)

Trident Technical College
Charleston, SC · 13,552 enrolled
Safety score 0.15
Mission College
Santa Clara, CA · 6,909 enrolled
Safety score 0.14
Central Community College
Grand Island, NE · 6,927 enrolled
Safety score 0.14
Canada College
Redwood City, CA · 6,625 enrolled
Safety score 0.15
Connecticut State Community College
Hartford, CT · 36,315 enrolled
Safety score 0.14
Sierra College
Rocklin, CA · 19,125 enrolled
Safety score 0.16
Moorpark College
Moorpark, CA · 14,583 enrolled
Safety score 0.14
Yuba College
Marysville, CA · 6,320 enrolled
Safety score 0.16

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Central Piedmont Community College safe?
Central Piedmont Community College has a safety score of 0.15 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #61 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Kansas State University (2.51/1k). Same-state same-level set: Wake Technical Community College (0.08/1k); Cape Fear Community College (0.07/1k); Fayetteville Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Guilford Technical Community College (0.52/1k); Forsyth Technical Community College (2.53/1k); Pitt Community College (0.52/1k); Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (0.00/1k); Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (0.46/1k).
What crimes are reported at Central Piedmont Community College?
For calendar year 2024, Central Piedmont Community College reported Rape (1) and Robbery (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Central Piedmont Community College compare to similar schools?
Central Piedmont Community College reports 95% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Kansas State University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Kansas State University (2.51/1k); University of Memphis (2.37/1k); Middle Tennessee State University (1.90/1k); Baylor University (7.51/1k); CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (0.25/1k). Same-state same-level set: Wake Technical Community College (0.08/1k); Cape Fear Community College (0.07/1k); Fayetteville Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Guilford Technical Community College (0.52/1k); Forsyth Technical Community College (2.53/1k); Pitt Community College (0.52/1k); Rowan-Cabarrus Community College (0.00/1k); Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (0.46/1k).
Does Central Piedmont Community College have fire safety data?
Central Piedmont Community College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.

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