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General Engineering at Catawba Valley Community College

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

CVCC is located in Hickory, North Carolina and has a total student population of 4,328.

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

CVCC General Engineering Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Engineering

CVCC General Engineering Rankings

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Engineering Student Demographics at CVCC

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

CVCC General Engineering Associate’s Program

8% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 92% of engineering associate's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in engineering at CVCC are white. Around 62% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. CVCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in engineering graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,060 $140,980
Engineers 1,540 $83,900
Engineering Professors 1,400 $89,850

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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