Hickory, North Carolina · Public
Health and Medical Administrative Services 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 158 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.8% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.8%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~158
- Schools with reported signal
- 1,022
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 1,022 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,834 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($12,608 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 47% 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.
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · 3.1% reported share · $1,527 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Health and Medical Administrative Services accounts for 5.8% of reported programs at Catawba Valley Community College, which is bigger than 86% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 158 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 $5,834 below the $16,362 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 $12,608 below the $49,585 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 #477 of 1,022 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.