Catawba Valley Community College
- Catawba Valley Community College
Catawba Valley Community College is a public community college in Hickory, North Carolina. The college, established April 3, 1958, is part of the North Carolina Community College System. On December 1, 1987, the school's name was changed officially to Catawba Valley Community College, having previously been known as Catawba Valley Technical Institute and Catawba Valley Technical College.
The main campus covers 120 acres and includes ten buildings. In addition, there is a college Art Center on the Startown Highway, an Education Center in downtown Newton, the Alexander County Center, Balls Creek Center, and an East Campus. Specialty programs include the Homegrown Teaching Scholars initiative, which provides loans for prospective teacher candidates from Catawba and Alexander counties in exchange for an agreement to teach from four to seven years in the candidate's home county.
Actor and comedian Jon Reep attend Catawba Valley Community College in 1991.
Further reading
[http://www.cvcc.edu/ Catawba Valley Community College official site]
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