Catawba Valley Community College
Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) is a public community college in Hickory, North Carolina. The college, established April 3, 1958, is part of the North Carolina Community College System. The main campus covers 162 acres (0.66 km2) and includes 16 buildings. The college also operates a Cosmetology Center in downtown Newton, the CVCC Alexander Center for Education in Taylorsville, and East Campus, where continuing education and business & industry services are provided. Specialty programs include the Manufacturing Solutions Center, where US manufacturers are provided assistance to increase sales, improve quality and improve efficiency. A 28,000-square-foot (2,600 m2) Regional Simulated Hospital, ValleySim Hospital, opened in 2011. CVCC now has two furniture academies, one in Newton, North Carolina, and one in Taylorsville, North Carolina.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $10,996
- Undergraduate enrollment: 6,241
- Graduation rate (150%): 35%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 38%
- Student to faculty ratio: 10:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $36,977
- Median earnings (8 years): $35,885
- Median earnings (6 years): $32,508
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Hickory, NC
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Catawba Valley Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, Nursing.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (443 associate)
- Welding Technology (122 bachelor's)
- Nursing (66 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (96 bachelor's)
- Electrician (64 bachelor's)
- Automobile (45 bachelor's)
- Commercial and Advertising Art (21 associate)
- Information Technology (36 bachelor's)
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology (29 bachelor's)
- Cosmetology (17 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 40%, Engineering 1%, Computer Science 12%, Health 47%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Catawba Valley Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $9,170 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $9,170
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $9,639
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $13,129
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $15,469
- In-state tuition and fees: $2,427
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $7,803
- Books and supplies: $1,870
- Off-campus room and board: $12,734
- Off-campus with family: $10,728
- Typical cost of attendance: $20,446
- Sticker vs net gap: 46%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 28%
- Federal loan recipients: 0%
- Average institutional grant: $2,940
- Median debt at graduation: $4,938
Admissions
Catawba Valley Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 6,241
- Women: 56%
- Part-time undergraduates: 64%
- Age 25 and older: 15%
- Graduation rate: 35%
- Come back after freshman year: 65%
- First-generation: 50%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 22%
- Student to faculty: 10:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Catawba Valley Community College acceptance rate? Catawba Valley Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Catawba Valley Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $9,170 a year after aid. Average net price is $10,996.
What majors does Catawba Valley Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Welding Technology, Nursing, Business Administration and Management, Electrician.
What is the average salary after Catawba Valley Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $36,977 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Catawba Valley Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 38% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 35%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Catawba Valley Community College official site: https://www.cvcc.edu.