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Located in Hickory, North Carolina, Catawba Valley Community College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

253 Undergraduate Degrees

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

How Do I Get Into CVCC?

You can apply to CVCC online at: https://www1.cfnc.org/Applications/nc_community_college/apply.html?application_id=1487

Since Catawba Valley Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Catawba Valley Community College?

1% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CVCC, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $6,560 a year. That adds up to $26,240 over four years for those students.

Catawba Valley Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,207 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,168 undergraduate students at CVCC, with 1,207 being full-time and 2,961 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,207 full-time undergraduates at CVCC, 46% are male and 54% 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 94
Black or African American 80
Hispanic or Latino 174
White 783
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 61

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 Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Registered Nursing 0 79 0 79
Medical Office Management/Administration 38 10 11 59
Health Care Management 32 2 0 34
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 0 17 0 17
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 7 9 0 16
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 12 0 12
Radiologic Technology 0 11 0 11
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 5 5 0 10
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 0 7 0 7
Polysomnography 1 3 0 4
Surgical Technology 0 4 0 4
Pre-Nursing Studies 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 83 159 11 253

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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