Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares CVCC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in North Carolina.
CVCC has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,689 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in North Carolina average (3,770 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Catawba Valley Community College4,9044,904
Similarly Ranked Schools4,6894,689
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in North Carolina3,7703,770
The below chart compares the student population between Catawba Valley Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,217 male and 2,687 female students attending CVCC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.83 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at CVCC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at CVCC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total4,9041,2413,663
Men2,2176091,608
Women2,6876322,055

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,048 White students (62.15%) and 894 Hispanic students (18.23%) at Catawba Valley Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Catawba Valley Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Catawba Valley Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native18108
Asian342150192
Black or African American318114204
Hispanic894397497
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1275
White3,0481,4301,618
Two or More Races17066104
Race/Ethnicity Unknown652936
Total 4,9042,2172,687

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,172 students whose age under twenty five and 463 students whose age is over thirty years old at Catawba Valley Community College.
Especially, 1,891 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Catawba Valley Community College.
Population by Student Age at Catawba Valley Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total4,904 2,2172,687
Under 181,891 8471,044
18-191,224 637587
20-21665 315350
22-24392 152240
25-29269 98171
30-34158 57101
35-39127 4582
40-49112 4468
50-6463 2142
65 and over3 12
Total 4,904 2,2172,687

Online Student Population

At Catawba Valley Community College, 4,393 students (89.58% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,098 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,913 students live in North Carolina where Catawba Valley Community College is located in and 12 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total4,904
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,098
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,295
Not Enrolled in Online Classes511
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,098
North Carolina Residents2,913
Other State in U.S.12
Outside of U.S.7
Unknown166