Catawba Valley Community College is a public two-year institution located in Hickory, serving Catawba and Alexander counties in the western Piedmont region of North Carolina. The college has built its mission around workforce education for a region historically known for furniture manufacturing and textiles but now increasingly anchored in advanced manufacturing, fiber optics technology, and data infrastructure. Catawba Valley offers a comprehensive suite of STEM and industrial programs including mechatronics engineering technology, electronics engineering technology, mechanical engineering technology, computer-integrated machining, and electrical systems technology that align with the regional industrial base. Students may earn certificates, diplomas, or associate of applied science degrees in areas such as welding technology, automotive systems technology, computer engineering technology, air conditioning and refrigeration, cybersecurity, and programming and app development. The college maintains deep partnerships with Catawba Valley's manufacturing community and supports transfer through its associate in engineering and associate in science degree pathways.

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