BOMCatawba Valley Community College
Catawba Valley Community College is a community college in Hickory, North Carolina. One of 58 community colleges in North Carolina.
At a glance
- Type
- Community college
- Location
- Hickory, North Carolina 28602
- Website
- cvcc.edu
Regional context
Catawba Valley Community College is a community college located in Hickory, North Carolina. It stands as one of 58 institutions of this type within the state. The campus is situated in a region containing 669 nearby companies within a 25-mile radius.
The college is positioned near several other educational facilities. Lenoir-Rhyne University lies four miles away, while Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is 15 miles distant. Western Piedmont Community College is located 22 miles from the campus, and Mitchell Community College is 23 miles away. These institutions exist alongside the surrounding base of nearby companies in the area.
What Catawba Valley Community College teaches
| Field | Credentials awarded | Completions (2023) |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal arts, general studies & humanities | Associate | 437 |
| Health professions | CertificatesAssociate | 218 |
| Business, management & marketing | CertificatesAssociate | 170 |
| Precision production Industrial base | CertificatesAssociate | 124 |
| Engineering technologies & technicians Industrial base | CertificatesAssociate | 77 |
| Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting | CertificatesAssociate | 70 |
| Computer & information sciences | CertificatesAssociate | 59 |
| Mechanic & repair technologies Industrial base | CertificatesAssociate | 59 |
| Construction trades Industrial base | Certificates | 52 |
| Communications technologies | CertificatesAssociate | 25 |
| Culinary, entertainment & personal services | Certificates | 24 |
| Education | CertificatesAssociate | 23 |
| Agriculture & agricultural operations | CertificatesAssociate | 19 |
| Family & consumer sciences | Certificates | 11 |
+ 3 more fields of study
Who hires from these programs
154 of the 670 companies mapped within 25 miles of Hickory, North Carolina align with fields taught here. Moderate demand
| Field | Employers within 25 mi | Hiring sectors |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 63 | Building construction, heavy and civil engineering, specialty trades |
| Engineering technology | 39 | Engineering services, machinery, electronics, aerospace |
| CAD/CAM & drafting | 33 | Engineering services, machinery and aerospace manufacturing |
| Welding | 31 | Fabricated metal, structural steel, boilers and tanks, shipbuilding, rail |
| Machining & CNC | 25 | Machine shops, machinery manufacturing, aerospace parts, precision instruments |
| Automotive & diesel | 21 | Vehicle repair, motor vehicle parts, trucking fleets, parts distribution |
The supplier base around this campus
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598 companies mapped within 25 miles of Hickory, NC. Nearest include:
- DROWNING FIRE DEPT.Hickory, NC · 4.2 mi away
- REVOLUTION DRONES LLCHickory, NC · 4.2 mi away
- BLUE RIDGE BIOFUELS LLCNewton, NC · 4.5 mi away
- NATURAL RICH LLCNewton, NC · 4.5 mi away
- SOUTHEAST TURF, LLCCatawba, NC · 4.7 mi away
- CPI SATCOM & ANTENNA TECHNOLOGIES INC.Catawba, NC · 4.7 mi away
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