Hickory, North Carolina · Public
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other at Catawba Valley Community College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.7% 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 18 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.7% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.7%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~18
- Schools with reported signal
- 52
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. For criminal justice and related law-enforcement paths, this data does not prove police academy eligibility, state POST certification, background-check readiness, or employer hiring outcomes.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.7%), school-wide average net price ($10,528), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($36,977), and peer averages from 52 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 52 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 lower than the peer average ($5,937 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($13,369 below). Together, those evidence points place Catawba Valley Community College in the top 50% 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.
Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 0.5% reported share · $2,260 net A+ 
Vance-Granville Community College Henderson, NC · 0.5% reported share · $3,286 net A+ Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · 0.6% reported share · $4,128 net A+ Utah Valley University Orem, UT · 0.1% reported share · $6,376 net A+ 
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · 0.6% reported share · $8,752 net A 
Monroe Community College Rochester, NY · 0.1% reported share · $6,353 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other accounts for 0.7% of reported programs at Catawba Valley Community College, which is bigger than 65% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 18 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 $5,937 below the $16,465 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 $13,369 below the $50,346 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
Does this show Criminal Justice licensure or pass rates?
No. EduGradify does not have police academy, state POST, certification, placement, or department pass-rate data for this listing. Criminal justice paths vary by state and employer, so verify whether Catawba Valley Community College treats the field as academic, pre-law, corrections, forensic, or tied to an approved academy pathway.
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 #26 of 52 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.