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Hickory Colleges and Schools

Colleges in Hickory

There are at least 2 colleges in Hickory, listed and descibed below. These schools represent 6,391 or more students (full-time and part-time), a combined student body equivalent to 4,135 full-time students, and a reported 847 dorm rooms.

Please also check for colleges in the nearby cities and towns, shown at the left. We also provide an extensive list of North Carolina Colleges.

Hickory Open Admission Colleges

Schools open to most or all qualified applicants (qualifications vary).
Based on 2007 information.

Catawba Valley Community College
2550 Hwy 70 SE
Hickory, North Carolina 28602-0699

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: liberal arts and sciences, truck and bus driver, registered nursing, business management, early childhood education, furniture design, upholsterer, medical office management.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
  • Student Body: 4,765 students, 2,675 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Remedial services. Member of a national athletic association.

Colleges With Selective Admissions

These schools do not admit all qualified applicants.
Based on 2007 information.

Lenoir-Rhyne College
625 7th Avenue NE
Hickory, North Carolina 28601

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: registered nursing, occupational therapy, management science, human services, elementary school teaching, accounting, biology, psychology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's.
  • Student Body: 1,626 students, 1,460 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 847 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 460-560. Math: 470-580. Writing: 440-578.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

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Colleges in Nearby Cities and Towns

(Student count includes part-time and full-time; not all students live in the city or town. Data as of 2007.)

City/TownCollegesPop.
(2000)		StudentsDorms
Hudson Colleges13,0783,728 
Morganton Colleges117,3102,448 

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