Side-by-side comparison
Catawba Valley Community College vs Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Verified federal figures side by side. Bars are drawn from each value so differences read at a glance.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
| Metrics | Add from backpackUp to 1 more | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Hickory, NC | Hudson, NC | |
| Control | Public | Public | |
| Carnegie | A Community College with a mixture of traditionally and non-traditionally aged students who later transfer to 4-year colleges | A Community College with a mixture of traditionally and non-traditionally aged students who later transfer to 4-year colleges | |
| Tuition (out-of-state) | $7,803 | $8,764 | |
| Avg. net price | $6,463 | $6,087 | |
| Acceptance rate | N/A | N/A | |
| Enrollment | 2,741 | 2,393 | |
| Campus setting | City: Small | Suburb: Midsize | |
| Graduation rate | 37% | 36% | |
| Retention rate | 69% | 59% | |
| Median earnings | $41,272 | $37,836 | |
| SAT range | N/A | N/A | |
| ACT range | N/A | N/A | |
| Themes | Not reported | Not reported | |
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Bars are drawn from the figures in each cell. Rates use a 0–100% scale; tuition, net price, enrollment and earnings are relative to the largest value among the colleges shown (darker bar); SAT and ACT bands sit on each test's full scale (200–800 per SAT section, 1–36 for the ACT).