General Studies at Catawba Valley Community College

If you are interested in studying general studies, you may want to check out the program at Catawba Valley Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

CVCC General Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Studies

CVCC General Studies Rankings

General Studies Student Demographics at CVCC

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

CVCC General Studies Associate’s Program

50% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general studies only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at CVCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general studies at CVCC are white. Around 64% 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Liberal Arts

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies 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
Professors	5,220	$70,590

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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