Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Hudson, North Carolina
- Two-year college
- Public
- Suburb
- 2,393 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 36 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedGraduates here earned $36,294 a year after finishingNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $21,494 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 44 finishedGraduates here earned $53,313 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $36,939 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 33 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 75 finishedGraduates here earned $72,238 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (8)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $36,726 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Homeland SecurityCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $51,940
- Homeland SecurityAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $45,677
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 356 finishedGraduates here earned $32,975 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $35,580
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- Not reportedper year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $11,351sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $2,620Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 47%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $36,1796 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $37,83610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 35%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 31%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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