Central Piedmont Community College — Cato Campus

Cato Campus sits in northeast Charlotte near University City and Harrisburg, where its greenhouses and architecture studios make the college’s practical side visible. The architecture studio has CAD and BIM workstations, large-format printers, and 3-D printers; horticulture students use working greenhouses to study cultivation and landscape design. A 200-seat outdoor amphitheater hosts student performances and campus events.

The campus highlights Architecture Technology, Horticulture Technology, and Business Administration, alongside interpreter education and additional programs in the college catalog. The Cato Welcome Center is in the Cato I lobby at 8120 Grier Road. It welcomes walk-ins on weekdays and helps prospective students with applications and questions about campus resources.

A library, Catalyst Coffee Bar, bookstore, student-life activities, and parking are part of the campus experience. The college lists CATS as the public-transit planning resource; check the current route and service time for the trip you intend to make. Cato also offers campus tours through its official visit page.

For a student weighing a shorter career credential against a transfer degree, Cato’s mix is especially useful: the same site supports hands-on horticulture and design work as well as general business coursework. The class schedule determines which courses are held here in a given term, so confirm the location before enrolling.