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Catawba Valley Community College
Hickory, NC · Public · 2,741 students · mostly associate degrees
55th-cheapest of 146 North Carolina colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$10,528
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$20,446
Graduation rate
35%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$36,977
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$4,938
Pell grant recipients
28%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
61 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree64 grads/yr$66,385Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree15 grads/yr$66,069Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree40 grads/yr$58,094Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma8 grads/yr$53,870Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma24 grads/yr$43,919Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma96 grads/yr$43,883Accounting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma26 grads/yr$43,703Business Administration and Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma100 grads/yr$43,380Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree32 grads/yr$43,089General Studies · Associate's Degree437 grads/yr$41,497Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Associate's Degree22 grads/yr$36,141Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma64 grads/yr$35,653Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Associate's Degree8 grads/yr$27,722Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma24 grads/yr$25,908
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.