Cleveland Community College
Shelby, North Carolina
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Town
- 1,097 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.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $31,060 a year after finishingNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 58 finishedGraduates here earned $15,833 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 10 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 · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $54,482 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 42 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 48 finishedGraduates here earned $54,052 a year after finishingNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 58 finishedGraduates here earned $81,686 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 42 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (7)
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $29,515
- BiotechnologyCertificate · 33 finishedNationally: $56,608
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 37 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 25 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 303 finishedGraduates here earned $34,114 a year afterNationally: $34,134
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $685per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $5,500sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $2,588Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 32%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $37,1246 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $37,12810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 33%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 Cleveland Community College, 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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