10-yr median earnings
$34,515
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Hudson, North Carolina
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is a public institution in Hudson, North Carolina. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $10,810
- Avg net price / yr
- $34,515
- 10-yr median earnings
- 42.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 31st pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 42.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +12%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Midsize
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
47/100
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$34,515
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$10,810
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
42.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$8,750
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
39.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$10,810
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
42.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 42.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,515 31st percentile higher than 31% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,515 | #3532 of 5103 | 31st |
| Average net price | $10,810 | #1270 of 5020 | 75th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 42.0% | #3526 of 4858 | 27th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,393 | #1316 of 5462 | 76th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
2,393
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
42.0%
150%-time completion
$34,515
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute ranks in North Carolina
State rank among 147 reporting North Carolina colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,515 | #85 of 147 | 42nd |
| Average net price | $10,810 | #58 of 146 | 60th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 42.0% | #96 of 142 | 32nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,393 | #41 of 153 | 73rd |
Highest former-student earnings in North Carolina
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke University | $97,800 | $29,612 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-North Carolina | $92,405 | $38,436 |
| 3 | Davidson College | $81,400 | $17,379 |
| 4 | Wake Forest University | $78,158 | $28,719 |
| 5 | Elon University | $74,545 | $41,555 |
| 6 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | $72,200 | $11,655 |
| 7 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh | $68,758 | $17,303 |
| 8 | Carolinas College of Health Sciences | $64,624 | - |
| 9 | Galen Health Institutes-Asheville | $61,480 | $28,602 |
| 10 | High Point University | $61,389 | $38,707 |
| 11 | Cabarrus College of Health Sciences | $58,708 | $17,618 |
| 12 | Queens University of Charlotte | $57,673 | $30,857 |
| 85 | Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteThis school | $34,515 | $10,810 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$8,827 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$10,162 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$13,646 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$17,271 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $2,526 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $6,526 |
| Average Net Price | $10,810 |
30.6%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,750
Median Debt
$93/mo
Monthly Payment
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $17,983 to $5,517 (-69.3%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $17,9832023 · $5,517
Over the same years, enrollment went -23.6% (3,050 → 2,331 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
62.5%
Female
50.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$30,689
Median Earnings (6yr)
41.6%
Earning Over $25K
39.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 42.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $30,689 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $34,515 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 41.6% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 39.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $8,750 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $93/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 9 | 713 | $48,309 | $80,000 | - |
| Certificate | 1 | 21 | - | - | - |
Top programs at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$80,000 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$57,487 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$41,713 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$41,493 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$36,453 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$32,708 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 37 | $80,000 | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's | 28 | $57,487 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 546 | $41,713 | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Associate's | 41 | $41,493 | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | 6 | $36,453 | - |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Associate's | 28 | $32,708 | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 21 | - | - |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Associate's | 11 | - | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Associate's | - | - | - |
| Accounting and Related Services | Associate's | 16 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute? ▼
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is a public institution in Hudson, North Carolina. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,393 students.
How much do Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,515 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $30,689.
How much does Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute cost? ▼
The average net price at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is $10,810. In-state tuition is $2,526 and out-of-state tuition is $6,526. Median student debt at graduation is $8,750.
What is the graduation rate at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute? ▼
Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute has a 42.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is $8,750, while former students earn a median of $34,515 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 39.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $93.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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