Charlotte, NC (population: 723,514) has one construction management school within its city limits. Central Piedmont Community College has a total student population of 19,364. It is the 5469th highest ranked school in the USA and the 127th highest in the state of North Carolina (#1 is Duke University).
Construction Management students from Charlotte schools who go on to become construction superintendents, construction managers, contractors, subcontractors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 204,760 people working as construction managers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $93,290. Also, Painters, construction and maintenance make on average $37,320 per year and there are about 214,240 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord-SC area alone, there are 1,350 employed painters, construction and maintenance earning an average salary of $32,280. Construction managers in this area earn $86,420/yr and there are 2,130 employed.
Charlotte lies in Mecklenburg county, which is one of the 64 counties in North Carolina. Overall, the Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord-SC area has 837,820 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.9% unemployment rate, $21.10/hr average worker wage, and a $43,890 average annual salary. Thus, about 2.542 out of every 1000 jobs in Charlotte are held by construction managers, and 1.608/1000 are held by painters, construction and maintenance.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Central Piedmont Community College ends up costing a student $9,798/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Charlotte |
| Belmont | NC | - | 2 | 36.2771 | 82 | 12.1 miles |
| Gastonia | NC | 75,340 | 1 | 28.6194 | 5 | 19.5 miles |
| Rock Hill | SC | 72,341 | 5 | 30.0256 | 144 | 21.3 miles |
| Kannapolis | NC | 44,672 | 0 | - | 0 | 23.3 miles |
| Mooresville | NC | - | 2 | 20.4244 | 6 | 26.6 miles |
| Misenheimer | NC | - | 1 | 21.9215 | 70 | 36.4 miles |
| Salisbury | NC | - | 6 | 27.3664 | 241 | 38.3 miles |
| Statesville | NC | - | 1 | 10.6088 | 63 | 40.4 miles |
| Hickory | NC | 42,082 | 2 | 18.4574 | 166 | 46.8 miles |
| Spartanburg | SC | 40,665 | 7 | 35.0859 | 216 | 64.8 miles |
| Winston Salem | NC | - | 7 | 32.3218 | 230 | 70.4 miles |
| High Point | NC | 105,064 | 3 | 31.8326 | 88 | 71.3 miles |
| Hartsville | SC | - | 2 | 23.3042 | 83 | 71.5 miles |
| Columbia | SC | 130,246 | 23 | 20.8948 | 698 | 80.3 miles |
| Greensboro | NC | 259,523 | 7 | 44.9987 | 387 | 82.9 miles |
| Laurinburg | NC | - | 1 | 18.8047 | 40 | 82.9 miles |
| Dobson | NC | - | 1 | 13.9158 | 60 | 82.9 miles |
| Tigerville | SC | - | 1 | 63.4383 | 50 | 87.5 miles |
| Banner Elk | NC | - | 1 | 22.4512 | 43 | 88.7 miles |
| Burlington | NC | 53,389 | 3 | 40.9051 | 223 | 98.6 miles |
| Pembroke | NC | - | 1 | 53.5737 | 73 | 99.4 miles |