Catawba Valley Community College Computer Science Programs

Catawba Valley Community College is a public institution situated in Hickory, North Carolina. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Catawba Valley Community College?

Contact details for CVCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2550 Hwy 70 Se, Hickory, NC 28602-0699
Phone:	828-327-7000
Website:	www.cvcc.edu

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How Do I Get Into CVCC?

You can apply to CVCC online at: https://www1.cfnc.org/Applications/nc_community_college/apply.html?application_id=1487

As long as you submit the requested materials to Catawba Valley Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Catawba Valley Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CVCC, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $6,560 a year. That adds up to $26,240 over four years for those students.

Catawba Valley Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,168 undergraduate students at CVCC, with 1,207 being full-time and 2,961 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,207 full-time undergraduates at CVCC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Catawba Valley Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	94
Black or African American	80
Hispanic or Latino	174
White	783
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

Online Learning at Catawba Valley Community College

In 2022-2023, 3,740 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CVCC has changed over the last few years.

Catawba Valley Community College Computer Science Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Information Technology	80	12	3	95
General Computer Programming	0	0	0	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	0	0	0	0
General Information Science	0	0	0	0
Computer & IS Security	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	80	12	3	95

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.