After Catawba Valley Community College: graduation, pay and debt
Hickory, North Carolina · Public · 4,413 undergrads
The typical student earns $36,977 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $4,938 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$37k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$4,938
median federal debt at graduation.
36%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
33%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
40%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
27%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
594
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
36%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$32,508
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$35,885
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$36,977
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
45%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$4,938
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,125
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$3,616
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
36%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
44%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
61%
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