Catawba Valley Community College academics
Hickory, North Carolina · Public · 4,413 undergrads
Catawba Valley Community College has 4,413 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
4,413
undergraduates.
50%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
4,413
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
58%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
50%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
24.2 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$28,082
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
62%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
19%
AsianCollege Scorecard
7.1%
BlackCollege Scorecard
6.2%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.7%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
1.4%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
1%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
770
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
85
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
52
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Medium
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers