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Catawba Valley Community College

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Catawba Valley Community College is a public institution located in Hickory, North Carolina. Hickory is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

1,318 Full-Time Undergraduates
$2,128 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Catawba Valley Community College?

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Contact details for CVCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2550 Hwy 70 Se, Hickory, NC 28602-0699
Phone: 828-327-7000
Website: www.cvcc.edu

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Can I Afford CVCC?

$2,128 In-State Tuition
In a recent term, part-time CVCC students paid $76 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $268 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $2,128 $7,504
Fees $239 $239
Books and Supplies $1,100 $1,100

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Catawba Valley Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,318 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,328 undergraduate students at CVCC, with 1,318 being full-time and 3,010 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,318 full-time undergraduates at CVCC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Catawba Valley Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 117
Black or African American 81
Hispanic or Latino 190
White 860
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 60

Online Learning at Catawba Valley Community College

2,584 Took All Classes Online
3,740 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 3,740 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CVCC has changed over the last few years.

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Catawba Valley Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology 57 12 0 69
Medical Office Management/Administration 38 10 11 59
Welding Technology/Welder 42 10 5 57
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 41 11 3 55
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 29 5 0 34
Health Care Management 32 2 0 34
Computer Engineering Technology 29 2 0 31
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 29 1 0 30
Electrician 15 0 12 27
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist 0 0 20 20
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 0 17 0 17
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 7 9 0 16
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 10 1 4 15
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 12 0 12
Radiologic Technology 0 11 0 11
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 5 5 0 10
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 4 5 1 10
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 0 7 0 7
Polysomnography 1 3 0 4
Surgical Technology 0 4 0 4
Other Electromechanical & Instrumentation & Maintenance Technologies/Technicians 0 0 0 0
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 339 127 56 522

Catawba Valley Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Catawba Valley Community College awarded 1,392 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions 8 0 46 0
Computer Engineering Technology 29 0 2 0
Cosmetology 0 20 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 0 17 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 15 12 0 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 57 0 12 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 29 0 1 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 75 11 17 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 10 4 1 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 29 0 5 0
Precision Metal Working 46 6 15 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 41 3 11 0
Total 934 157 301 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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