Design and Applied Arts

Catawba Valley Community College is a community college that focuses on providing accessible education and workforce development to its students. The Design and Applied Arts program offers foundational skills for creative careers, but with a lifetime value of -$28,874 and a lengthy debt payoff period of 1000 years, graduates may face significant financial challenges despite a starting salary estimate of approximately $26,262.

Lifetime Value
$-28,875

Warning: It's better to just get ANY job than to join this program!

This program has a negative lifetime value - that means that your salary won't go up enough to cover the costs + debt of going!

Position

Design / Applied Arts

Hickory, NC

Catawba Valley Community College

Starting Salary

$ 26,262

Cost per year

$ 10,123

Graduation Rate

31.5 %

Program Length

2 Years

Payback Period

Forever - Not Worth It