Catawba Valley Community College
Catawba Valley Community College at a Glance
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About Catawba Valley Community College
According to Wikipedia, Catawba Valley Community College 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 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 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.
Catawba Valley Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 65% | 43% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Catawba Valley Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $2,427 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $5,647 |
| 30K - 48K | $5,507 |
| 48K - 75K | $6,476 |
| 75K - 110K | $12,287 |
| 110K+ | $14,079 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Catawba Valley Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Catawba Valley Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $41,272 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Catawba Valley Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 6,241 | 6,241 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Catawba Valley Community College?
Catawba Valley Community College is located at 2550 Hwy 70 SE, Hickory, NC 28602-0699.
How Safe is Catawba Valley Community College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Catawba Valley Community College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Catawba Valley Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Hickory has a violent crime rate of 0.41% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.85%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Catawba Valley Community College Known For?
Catawba Valley Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Catawba Valley Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Catawba Valley Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Catawba Valley Community College ranks #1800 in the U.S. and #4531 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesCatawba Valley Community College ranks #2298 in the U.S. and #4697 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesCatawba Valley Community College ranks #2390 in the U.S. and #8406 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesCatawba Valley Community College ranks #2429 in the U.S. and #10759 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesCatawba Valley Community College ranks #2771 in the U.S. and #10182 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesCatawba Valley Community College ranks #3090 in the U.S. and #11384 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
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