The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 30.80% where the last year rate was 35%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.50% for full-time students and 50.30% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 30.80% where the current academic year rate is 35%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Catawba Valley Community College over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| 2016-17 | 25% | 23% | 27% |
| 2017-18 | 28% | 26% | 30% |
| 2018-19 | 26% | 24% | 29% |
| 2019-20 | 36% | 33% | 40% |
| 2020-21 | 37% | 31% | 43% |
| 2021-22 | 36% | 31% | 41% |
| 2022-23 | 31% | 30% | 31% |
| 2023-24 | 35% | 37% | 33% |
| 2024-25 | 35% | 33% | 37% |
| Average | 30.80% | 28.70% | 33.00% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 30.00% where the current year rate is 33%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Catawba Valley Community College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 42% |
| 2016-17 | 19% |
| 2017-18 | 50% |
| 2018-19 | 31% |
| 2019-20 | 36% |
| 2020-21 | 21% |
| 2021-22 | 16% |
| 2022-23 | 17% |
| 2023-24 | 35% |
| 2024-25 | 33% |
| Average | 30.00% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 65.50% for full-time students and 50.30% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at CVCC from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 69% | 50% |
| 2016-17 | 66% | 73% |
| 2017-18 | 67% | 45% |
| 2018-19 | 63% | 42% |
| 2019-20 | 63% | 47% |
| 2020-21 | 61% | 39% |
| 2021-22 | 69% | 50% |
| 2022-23 | 63% | 49% |
| 2023-24 | 69% | 55% |
| 2024-25 | 65% | 53% |
| Average | 65.50% | 50.30% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 12.50 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 10 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Catawba Valley Community College since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 15:1 |
| 2016-17 | 15:1 |
| 2017-18 | 14:1 |
| 2018-19 | 13:1 |
| 2019-20 | 13:1 |
| 2020-21 | 12:1 |
| 2021-22 | 11:1 |
| 2022-23 | 9:1 |
| 2023-24 | 13:1 |
| 2024-25 | 10:1 |
| Average | 12.50:1 |
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