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Information Technology at Catawba Valley Community College

What traits are you looking for in a IT school? To help you decide if Catawba Valley Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's IT program.

CVCC is located in Hickory, North Carolina and approximately 4,328 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

CVCC Information Technology Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in IT

CVCC Information Technology Rankings

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IT Student Demographics at CVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Catawba Valley Community College.

CVCC Information Technology Associate’s Program

18% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 82% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in IT at CVCC are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Catawba Valley Community College with a associate's in IT.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Catawba Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Software Applications Developers 30,580 $103,280
Computer Systems Analysts 26,110 $93,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers 12,740 $142,330
Systems Software Developers 7,070 $105,760
Computer Network Architects 4,730 $108,040

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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