Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute is located in Hudson, North Carolina. It is also commonly known as CCC&TI, and is under the North Carolina Community College System. The college was established in 1964 and was originally known as Caldwell Technical Institute. Students of the college are offered various degree and certificate programs in including those in arts and humanities, business and technology. The college also offers distance education programs to its students.

The students of the college can take part in a number of clubs and organizations hosted by the college including Alpha Omega, Ebony Kinship, a Business Club, a Sonography Club and Phi Beta Lambda. The athletic team of CCC&TI is named the Cobras and the students take part in sports such as volleyball and basketball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, landscaping and horticulture, transportation, engineering technician, law, and computer science and engineering.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,950 in 2009-2010 (3,715 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 61% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (1 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (66 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (63 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Specific Applications
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (4 awarded)

• Electrician

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (11 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (55 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (89 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (26 awarded)

• Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LAW (36 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (179 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (50 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (33 awarded)

• Medical Office Management/Administration

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (56 awarded)

• Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (34 awarded)

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (27 awarded)

• Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Machine Shop Technology/Assistant

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (28 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Protection

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Physical Therapist Assistant

TRANSPORTATION (69 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operation