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Catawba Valley Community College

Across 2022–2024, Catawba Valley Community College reported 3 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, with no net change between the first and last filed year; largest filed category is Fondling.

0.20
Incidents / 1k students
#116
Rank of 2,072
#51
NC rank
4,904
Enrolled students

0.20 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students

Catawba Valley Community College reports 0.20 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 92% below Loyola University Maryland. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Loyola University Maryland (4.90/1k); Winthrop University (5.52/1k); George Fox University (0.61/1k); University of South Carolina-Upstate (2.03/1k); Strayer University-Georgia (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Alamance Community College (0.62/1k); Durham Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Johnston Community College (0.00/1k); Davidson-Davie Community College (0.46/1k); Sandhills Community College (0.00/1k); South Piedmont Community College (0.50/1k); Mitchell Community College (0.25/1k); Central Carolina Community College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey

incidents / 1,000 students
0.20
of 2,072 ranked nationally
#116
safer than ranked campuses its size
94%
Criminal Offenses, 2024
1
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Data updated August 2026

Clery Act plate

Sheet 198233 · Catawba Valley Community College 0.20/1k score rate · #116/2,072

RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE

  • RATE-QUIET 0.20/1k
  • RANK-TOP #116/2,072
  • ST-MID #51 in state
  • ABOVE-PEER Strayer University-Georgia · +0.20
  • ZERO-NONE Scored
  • TREND-FLAT Flat
  • CAT-LEAD Fondling
  • ENR-SMALL 4,904
  • FIRE-NONE No res filing

Nearest enrollment peer: Strayer University-Georgia (-0.20/1k)

Catawba Valley Community College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE · peer Strayer University-Georgia. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.

Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-TOP · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-FLAT · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Strayer University-Georgia (-0.20/1k). National rank #116 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.

Catawba Valley Community College reports 0.20 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 92% below Loyola University Maryland. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Loyola University Maryland (4.90/1k); Winthrop University (5.52/1k); George Fox University (0.61/1k); University of South Carolina-Upstate (2.03/1k); Strayer University-Georgia (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Alamance Community College (0.62/1k); Durham Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Johnston Community College (0.00/1k); Davidson-Davie Community College (0.46/1k); Sandhills Community College (0.00/1k); South Piedmont Community College (0.50/1k); Mitchell Community College (0.25/1k); Central Carolina Community College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Fondling.

Peer-rate neighbourhood around Catawba Valley Community

Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Catawba on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Catawba Valley Community College's 0.20/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey (Clery Act) As of 2024

Reporting-period change

What changed in 2024

No change

Catawba Valley Community College was unchanged from 1 to 1 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.

This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.

See national reporting-year changes

Signature insight · size does not equal danger

Campus size vs reported safety rate

Among 37 NC 2-year peers in this comparison, Catawba Valley Community College is larger than 81% and safer-reporting than 33% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.

Smaller · Safer-reportingLarger · Safer-reportingSmaller · Higher-reportingLarger · Higher-reporting026.352.578.8105013.126.339.452.5Enrollment size, percentile in sampleSafer-reporting percentile (lower rate)Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 78 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 8Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 83 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 86 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 75 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 19Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 72 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 69 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 17Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 67 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 31Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 89 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 64 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 61 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 58 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 92 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 36Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 94 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 25Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 56 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 53 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 50 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 47 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 44 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 6Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 42 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 97 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 39 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 28Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 36 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 0Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 33 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 31 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 28 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 25 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 22 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 100 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 14Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 19 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 17 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 14 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 11 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 11Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 8 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 6 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 3 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 3Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 0 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Catawba Valley Community C…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 81 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 33
Enrollment vs Clery incidents per 1,000 (inverted to safety percentile), 2024 reporting year
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  • Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
  • Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
  • Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
  • Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
  • Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
  • Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
  • Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
  • Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
  • Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
  • Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
  • Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
  • Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
  • Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Catawba Valley Community C…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
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CampusEnrollmentRate / 1kSize pctSafety pct
Cleveland Community College1,5580.00039
Carteret Community College1,6141.2433
Rockingham Community College1,8030.00639
Western Piedmont Community College1,8130.00839
Wilson Community College1,8320.551111
Beaufort County Community College1,8560.001439
Isothermal Community College1,9180.001739
Brunswick Community College2,0090.001939
Southwestern Community College2,1570.462222
Robeson Community College2,2380.002539
Richmond Community College2,3840.002839
Catawba Valley Community College (this campus)4,9040.208133

Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.

What changed between 2023 and 2024

Reported on-campus incidents at Catawba Valley Community College held level. The total is unchanged, but the mix behind it is not. Rising: Fondling (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (1 to 0).

This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.

What actually gets reported at Catawba Valley Community College

Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 2 Clery Act categories here: Fondling and Motor Vehicle Theft. Fondling accounts for most of them.

The remaining 9 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Burglary and Incest. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.

Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.

Crime Statistics by Year

11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus only

Catawba Valley Community College: Criminal Offenses by year

Stable 0% (1 → 1 incidents)

1 202220232024 On-campus incidents, 2022: 1On-campus incidents, 2023: 1On-campus incidents, 2024: 1 1 1 ▲ +0.0%
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Period On-campus incidents
2022 1
2023 1
2024 1
Crime Type 202420232022
Fondling 101
Motor Vehicle Theft 010
Aggravated Assault 000
Arson 000
Burglary 000
Incest 000
Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter 000
Negligent Manslaughter 000
Rape 000
Robbery 000
Statutory Rape 000

Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate

Arrests & Disciplinary Actions

36 category-year records
Disposition26%47%27%ArrestsDisciplinary referralsNo action
36 reported records
Category Year Arrests Discipline
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 2 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0
Drugs 2023 1 5
Drugs 2023 1 0
Liquor 2023 0 0
Liquor 2023 0 0
Liquor 2023 0 0
Liquor 2023 0 0

Catawba Valley Community College vs peer institutions

Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment

Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).

Selected

NC

Catawba Valley Community College

0.20 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#116
Enrollment
4,904
Data year
2024

SC

Winthrop University

5.52 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#1,673
Enrollment
4,894
Data year
2024

Cost context

Where Catawba Valley Community College sits on price and outcomes

See North Carolina's cost ranking

At $10,528, Catawba Valley Community College's reported average net price is cheaper than 37% among 145 North Carolina colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $14,086.

$10,528
average net price
$14,086
North Carolina median
6.6×
six-year earnings to median debt

Median reported earnings six years after entry are $32,508, roughly 3.1 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish. Only 35% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.

Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.

Academic & Financial Profile

Tuition & Costs

In-State Tuition
$2,427
Out-of-State Tuition
$7,803
Avg Net Price
$10,528
Median Debt
$4,938
Pell Grant Recipients
28%
How does this cost rank in NC? →

Outcomes

Median Earnings (6yr)
$32,508
Median Earnings (10yr)
$36,977
Loan Repayment (3yr)
55%

Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.

Similar Institutions

Showing 5 of 1,099 similar institutions by enrollment size.

Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD · 4,897 enrolled
Safety Score 4.90
Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC · 4,894 enrolled
Safety Score 5.52
George Fox University
Newberg, OR · 4,916 enrolled
Safety Score 0.61
University of South Carolina-Upstate
Spartanburg, SC · 4,916 enrolled
Safety Score 2.03
Strayer University-Georgia
Chamblee, GA · 4,916 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00

Closest by National Rank

Catawba Valley Community College (national rank #116) sits near Molloy University (#115) and South Puget Sound Community College (#117) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.

Molloy University
Rockville Centre, NY
National Rank #115
South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA
National Rank #117
Napa Valley College
Napa, CA
National Rank #118
Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, CO
National Rank #114
Skyline College
San Bruno, CA
National Rank #119

Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate

Two Clery-derived peer sets for Catawba Valley Community College, both outside NC so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).

Similar enrollment (nationwide)

Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, KY · 4,875 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, WA · 4,871 enrolled
Safety score 0.21
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge, IA · 4,949 enrolled
Safety score 1.41
Heartland Community College
Normal, IL · 4,855 enrolled
Safety score 0.62
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Dryden, NY · 4,958 enrolled
Safety score 1.21
Napa Valley College
Napa, CA · 4,844 enrolled
Safety score 0.21
College of Marin
Kentfield, CA · 4,838 enrolled
Safety score 0.83
Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Brainerd, MN · 4,981 enrolled
Safety score 0.40

Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)

Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Chandler, AZ · 15,085 enrolled
Safety score 0.20
Estrella Mountain Community College
Avondale, AZ · 10,109 enrolled
Safety score 0.20
Southern Union State Community College
Wadley, AL · 5,063 enrolled
Safety score 0.20
El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX · 25,567 enrolled
Safety score 0.20
Saint Paul College
Saint Paul, MN · 5,198 enrolled
Safety score 0.19
Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, MN · 5,205 enrolled
Safety score 0.19

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Catawba Valley Community College safe?
Catawba Valley Community College has a safety score of 0.20 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #116 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Loyola University Maryland (4.90/1k). Same-state same-level set: Alamance Community College (0.62/1k); Durham Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Johnston Community College (0.00/1k); Davidson-Davie Community College (0.46/1k); Sandhills Community College (0.00/1k); South Piedmont Community College (0.50/1k); Mitchell Community College (0.25/1k); Central Carolina Community College (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Catawba Valley Community College?
For calendar year 2024, Catawba Valley Community College reported Fondling (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Catawba Valley Community College compare to similar schools?
Catawba Valley Community College reports 92% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Loyola University Maryland. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Loyola University Maryland (4.90/1k); Winthrop University (5.52/1k); George Fox University (0.61/1k); University of South Carolina-Upstate (2.03/1k); Strayer University-Georgia (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Alamance Community College (0.62/1k); Durham Technical Community College (0.00/1k); Johnston Community College (0.00/1k); Davidson-Davie Community College (0.46/1k); Sandhills Community College (0.00/1k); South Piedmont Community College (0.50/1k); Mitchell Community College (0.25/1k); Central Carolina Community College (0.00/1k).
Does Catawba Valley Community College have fire safety data?
Catawba Valley Community College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.

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