Hickory, North Carolina · Public
Fire Protection at Catawba Valley Community College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.3% reported program-share signal, $10,528 school-wide net price, and $36,977 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 9 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.3% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~9
- Schools with reported signal
- 245
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.3%), school-wide average net price ($10,528), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($36,977), and peer averages from 245 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 245 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,199 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,595 below). Together, those evidence points place Catawba Valley Community College in the top 80% 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.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.5% reported share · $536 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,115 net A+ College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 3.4% reported share · $1,342 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 1.7% reported share · $1,471 net A+ Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 0.5% reported share · $1,618 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 0.1% reported share · $1,664 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 0.8% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 1.4% reported share · $1,776 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Fire Protection accounts for 0.3% of reported programs at Catawba Valley Community College, which is bigger than 26% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 9 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 $1,199 above the $9,329 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 $6,595 below the $43,572 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 #196 of 245 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.