Hickory, North Carolina · Public
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Catawba Valley Community College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 48 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.7% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~48
- Schools with reported signal
- 120
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 35.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $10,528/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $42,112
- Median debt
- $4,938
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $36,977/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 120 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($2,462 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($10,671 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 63% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 0.1% reported share · $3,345 net A+ Sisseton Wahpeton College Sisseton, SD · 4.5% reported share · $2,977 net A+ South Florida State College Avon Park, FL · 0.5% reported share · $3,877 net A+ 
CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY · 1.2% reported share · $4,458 net A+ CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn, NY · 4.0% reported share · $5,127 net A+ 
Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL · 0.1% reported share · $4,571 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians accounts for 1.7% of reported programs at Catawba Valley Community College, which is bigger than 82% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 48 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Catawba Valley Community College's average net price is $10,528 per year, about $42,112 over four years. That is $2,462 below the $12,990 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $36,977 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $10,671 below the $47,648 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Catawba Valley Community College #75 of 120 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.