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Construction Trades at Catawba Valley Community College

What traits are you looking for in a construction trades school? To help you decide if Catawba Valley Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's construction trades program.

CVCC is located in Hickory, North Carolina and has a total student population of 4,328.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Construction Trades section at the bottom of this page.

CVCC Construction Trades Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Construction Trades (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Construction Trades (1 - 4 Years)

CVCC Construction Trades Rankings

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Concentrations Within Construction Trades

If you plan to be a construction trades major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Catawba Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	28

Careers That Construction Trades Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction trades can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Catawba Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Maintenance and Repair Workers	43,960	$39,620
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	26,120	$60,390
Carpenters	17,700	$37,180
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	16,410	$67,030
Electricians	16,220	$44,140

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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