unitid 198233 · Hickory, NC · public 2-year · city (small)
Catawba Valley Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 5,758
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,741
58th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
28%
undergrads on Pell grants
44th pctl among public 2-years
completion
35%
finish within 150% time
43rd pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,446
92nd pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$10,528
after aid, aided students
74th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$36,977
after entry, Title IV students
37th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$4,938
2nd pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,170 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k50%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k19%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $22,585
- First-generation students
- 50%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,427
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 7.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 437 | $41,816 | $6,429 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 100 | — | $8,573 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 96 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 64 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 64 | $70,336 | $17,895 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 52 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 51 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 46 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 40 | $55,077 | $7,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 32 | $36,105 | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 28 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 26 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.