Students
Orientation Information
Student orientations take place during each semester. Check your WPCC email for orientation sign-ups or contact Student Services at 828.448.6046 studentservices@wpcc.edu for a personal tour and introduction to the campus.
For information regarding orientation for online classes, call Emily Nestor at 828.448.3519.
FAFSA Fridays
WPCC Financial Aid Counselors provide assistance in completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Aid) when you attend any scheduled FAFSA Friday. NO appointment is necessary! WPCC’s priority deadline for submitting the FAFSA is June 1st each year. However, WPCC will continue to process FAFSA applications and award aid to students as financial aid files are completed throughout the academic year. Here is the schedule for FAFSA Fridays (all are from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. in Hildebrand Hall 127 – no appointment needed):
- September 6
- September 13
- September 20
- September 27
- October 4
- October 11
- October 18
- October 25
- November 1
- November 8
- November 15
- November 22
- December 6
What You Should Bring
Please contact the Financial Aid Office if you have questions. If you are planning on attending aFAFSA Friday event, please bring the following materials with you:
- Student’s Tax Return & W2s
- 2019-20: 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring & Summer Need 2017 Taxes/W2s
- Parent’s Tax Return & W2s
- 2019-20: 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring & Summer Need 2017 Taxes/W2s
- Driver’s License Number
- Date of Birth
- Social Security Number
- Permanent Resident Number (If applicable)
- Mother’s Social Security Number / Mother’s Date of Birth
- Father’s Social Security Number / Father’s Date of Birth
- Parent(s) Marital Status / Parent(s) Marital Status Date
- Parent(s) Worker’s Compensation
- Parent(s) Child Support paid or received
- Parent(s) and Students current balances of Cash, Savings, and Checking accounts
- Students Worker’s Compensation
- Student’s (and spouse, if applicable) Tax Return & W2s
- 2019-20: 2019 Fall, 2020 Spring & Summer Need 2017 Taxes/W2s
- Driver’s License Number
- Date of Birth
- Social Security Number
- Permanent Resident Number ( if applicable)
- Student’s Marital Status / Marital Status Date
- Worker’s Compensation and/or Child Support received or paid.
- Current balances of cash, savings, and checking account.
Spring, 2020 Graduates
If you have not applied for Spring Graduation, the Final Deadline is Monday, February 3, 2020.
- Download a copy of the graduation application (PDF file, open with the free Adobe Reader), pick up a copy in Student Services, print the form from Moodle, or request one be sent to you.
- Contact your advisor for an appointment to review the requirements of your program of study. The application must be signed by both the student and the advisor.
- All applications must be received in the Records Office in Hildebrand Hall, Room 106, on or before February 3, 2020. Documentation used by the advisor needs to be attached to the application.
- A preliminary graduation audit will be conducted through Student Services. You will receive a letter indicating completion of hours and payment information for the Business Office. If you have not met all requirements, a letter will be sent to you and your advisor listing these deficiencies.
- If your graduation audit reveals that you have completed, or are currently registered for all classes required for graduation, a $30 graduation fee will be added to your student account. This fee will be good for the current academic year in which you applied. If you do not complete all of the required courses within the academic year in which you apply, you will be charged an additional $30 fee upon re-application.
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GOING ON THROUGH TOMORROW:
WPCC Horticulture is holding its annual plant sale at the WPCC Greenhouses next to K Building. The sale is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM today. Available for sale: Poinsettias - $7; Paperwhites - $8; Amaryllis - $15; and Wreaths - $8-$20. All proceeds help fund the horitculture program. Come out and see us for beautiful holiday plants!
GOING ON THROUGH TOMORROW:
WPCC Horticulture is holding its annual plant sale at the WPCC Greenhouses next to K Building. The sale is 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM today. Available for sale: Poinsettias - $7; Paperwhites - $8; Amaryllis - $15; and Wreaths - $8-$20. All proceeds help fund the horitculture program. Come out and see us for beautiful holiday plants!
DiversAbility Month 2019 is officially in the books! Pictured below are the faculty/staff winners of this year’s Amazing Accessibility Race with the coveted Trophy of DiversAbility!
Thank you to all of the WPCC students, faculty, staff, and community members that participated throughout the month in our DiversAbility events.
Can’t wait to see you all next year for #WPCCDiversAbility 2020!
The final presidential search public forums are today in Carr Hall at Western Piedmont Community College. You are invited to come share your thoughts about the future of WPCC and the traits you'd like to see in our new president. Meetings are at 8:00 and 11:00 a.m. in Room 112 of Carr Hall.
Don't forget Ladies Night tomorrow (November 14) from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the WPCC Cosmetology Center (located next to Rural King) on Burkemont Avenue in Morganton. IF you have questions, please post here on Facebook or call 828.448.3548.
A QUICK REMINDER...
The first two public forums for the presidential search at Western Piedmont Community College are this afternoon at 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. This is your chance to share your thoughts on the future of the college and the traits you would like to see in the new president.
Today's meetings are being held in Room 112 of Carr Hall on the Main Campus. They are free and open to the public.
If you can't attend today’s sessions, there will be two more forums held tomorrow morning (November 14) at 8:00 and 11:00 a.m. Both of these sessions will also be held in Carr Hall.
For more information on the presidential search at WPCC, please visit our website.
www.wpcc.edu/presidential-search
MONDAY IS THE DAY!! Open Registration for Spring 2020 is November 4 to December 6 at Western Piedmont. Registration is open to new and returning students. Class schedules are online, along with information about registration and more. We hope to see you Monday!
www.wpcc.edu/spring.
The winner of DiversAbility’s Chalk the Walk event is Hannah Surby. Her depiction of a woman’s face and beautiful mind with the words “Let only your creatability limit you, not your inability” is a powerful message. We congratulate all of the finalists. Their art and messages will be on display in a photo gallery in Hildebrand Hall soon. Hannah, please contact Student Services in Hildebrand Hall to select your prize.
Thanks to all who participated in Chalk the Walks for DiversAbility month at WPCC! The selection committee had a difficult time determining 16 finalists. Selections were based on entries that embodied messages and artwork of inclusion and disability awareness. Please vote for your favorite finalists pictured below by giving them a "Like"! Share with your friends through October 30th; winner to be announced October 31st! #WPCCDiversAbility
Different Different World going on now in Phifer Hall! #wpccdiversability continues!
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If you have any questions please stop by Student Services in Hildebrand Hall or call (828) 448-6046. If you’re having trouble with Pioneer Pass, your email, or other computer issues, visit the Help Desk online or call (828) 448-6030. You are also welcome to get in touch with us by submitting a request below.
