Catawba County

  Economic Development Corporation

 


Education & Training  

Intro

Video

Quick Facts

GIS Maps

Committee of 100

About the EDC

Available Properties

Business & Industry

Education & Training

Government & Taxes

Incentives

Location & Geography

Quality of Life

Transportation

Utilities

Workforce

News & Events

Email the EDC

Visit Tourism

Visit Chamber

Visit WPCOG

Visit Clt. Reg. Part.

Library Index

Links

Directions

 

 

 

 

Google

 
Search WWW  
Search Site

Catawba County's emphasis on education is evidenced by the presence of three public school systems - Catawba County Schools, Hickory City Schools and Newton-Conover City Schools - in addition to 12 private schools.  An increased focus on higher education is seen in the development of the Hickory Metropolitan Higher Education Center, a collaborative effort between Catawba County's two existing higher education institutes, Lenoir-Rhyne College and Catawba Valley Community College, as well as Appalachian State University.  For the second consecutive year, Catawba Valley Community College scored "Superior"--the highest grade possible--on its 2004-05 annual report card from the North Carolina Community College System.  Highlights from the report include:

 

     •  Corporate clients are overwhelmingly satisfied with customized training

         provided by the college (100%).

     •  Graduates find employment after graduation (99.55%).

     •  The college met or exceeded students' expectations (98%).

     •  Employers are overwhelmingly satisfied with graduates' skill level (96%).

     •  Graduates successfully passed occupational licensure and certification     

         exams (86%).

           Click here to see a summary of the report card...

 

Select a link below to view a .pdf file from our library for more details.

 

     Public Schools in Catawba County (95 KB)

          Catawba County Schools Information (1.87 MB)

          Hickory City Schools Information (1.67 MB)

          Newton-Conover City Schools Information (1.87 MB)

     Non-Public Schools in Catawba County (72 KB)

     Colleges and Universities within 50 miles of Catawba County (72 KB)

     Catawba Valley Community College (77 KB)

          New & Expanding Industry Training (NEIT) (204 KB)

          Focused Industrial Training (FIT) (194 KB)

      Hickory Metro Higher Education Center (83 KB)

     Lenoir-Rhyne College (65 KB)

     NC Center for Engineering Technologies (479 KB)

 

 

     "Education & Training" Section of the Fact Book (5.34 MB) (contains information

      above excluding "New & Expanding Industry Training" and "Focused Industrial Training")

 

 

     The Entire Catawba County Economic Development Fact Book (7.31 MB)

 

 

Catawba County EDC

PO Box 3388

Hickory, NC  28603

Phone:  828-267-1564

Fax:  828-267-1884

edc@catawbacountync.gov

All contents © 2007 Catawba County Economic Development Corporation. All rights reserved.