Catawba Valley Community College is a public community college located in Hickory, NC. It offers 95 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 2 programs).
It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Catawba Valley Community College is $2,427 for North Carolina residents and $7,803 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of North Carolina public community colleges' average ($8,446).
The school has 4,904 students, which is higher than North Carolina community collleges' average (3,451). In addition, 3,098 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of North Carolina community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Catawba Valley Community College. Then, we compare its costs to North Carolina community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Catawba Valley Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | 2 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 50 | 45 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Pre-Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
18 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Electrician | 11 completers
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5 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 4,904 students at Catawba Valley Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,984 male students and 2,429 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 4,413 | 1,128 | 3,285 |
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| Male Students | 1,984 | 582 | 1,402 |
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| Female Students | 2,429 | 546 | 1,883 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 4,904 total students, 4,393 students enrolled through distance learning (3,098 students enrolled exclusively and 1,295 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,904 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 3,098 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,295 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 511 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Catawba Valley Community College.