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Nursing at Catawba Valley Community College

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Catawba Valley Community College is located in Hickory, NC.

Studying Online at Catawba Valley Community College

Distance learning is available at Catawba Valley Community College. Of 4,904 students, 3,098 (63%) studied exclusively online and 1,295 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Catawba Valley Community College

Use these rankings to compare Catawba Valley Community College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) North Carolina #29 of 72
Best Value North Carolina #50 of 83
Best Schools (Quality) Southeast (Region) #209 of 506
Best Value Southeast (Region) #218 of 529
Best Value Nationwide #622 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #1020 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Catawba Valley Community College

Those who finish Catawba Valley Community College’s Nursing program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Nursing at Catawba Valley Community College
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
2 years $47,963
3 years $52,557
4 years $58,932
5 years $70,336

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Catawba Valley Community College earn a median of $58,932, compared with $37,322 for all Catawba Valley Community College graduates — about 58% higher than the school-wide median.

Nursing earnings compared with all majors at Catawba Valley Community College

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Catawba Valley Community College comes in at $17,895.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Catawba Valley Community College

The Nursing program at Catawba Valley Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration Graduates
Registered Nursing 66

Best-Paid Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at Catawba Valley Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners $147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses $143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers $129,557
Registered Nurses $105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary $69,718
Nurse Anesthetists $66,747
Critical Care Nurses $65,103
Acute Care Nurses $56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists $52,889
Nurse Midwives $36,174

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