Catawba Valley Community College Student Population

How many students at CVCC?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Catawba Valley Community College has a total enrollment of 4,904 students and all students enrolled in undergraduate programs.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,217 male students (45.2%) and 2,687 female students (54.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,048 White students (62.2%) and 894 Hispanic students (18.2%).
• Class Delivery: 3,098 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,295 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Associate's - Public Rural-serving Medium - which average 9,752 - CVCC's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,217 male (45.21%) and 2,687 female (54.79%) students are attending Catawba Valley Community College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 82.51.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,048 White, 318 Black, and 342 Asian students out of a total of 4,904 are attending at Catawba Valley Community College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Catawba Valley Community College is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 57% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

Student Age Distribution

By age, CVCC has 1,891 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 4,172 students under 25 years old, and 732 students over 25 years old out of 4,904 total students.

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Catawba Valley Community College, 3,098 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,295 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,913 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 185 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,904 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 192 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.92%.60 students have transferred in as full-time status and 132 students transferred in as part-time status.