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Chattahoochee Valley Community College

Phenix City, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·cv.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
Total enrollment
1,705
peer median 1,924
Avg net price
$5,814
-$1.8k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
52%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
34%
Non-Pell
33%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 23 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 21 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
23
Passing
2
8.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

23programs
  • Passing2 · 8.7%
  • No Data21 · 91.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
21

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+27.7%
$39,485 vs $30,927
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+173.6%
$84,610 vs $30,927

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
21%
$8,400 debt · $39,485 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$13,133 debt · $84,610 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1976Next review Dec 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 13

  1. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  4. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Oct 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,228
$30–48k$7,064
$48–75k$8,671
$75–110k$10,522
$110k+$11,047

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$5,814
-$1,794vs Community College median $7,608
Federal loans
24.8%
In-state tuition
$5,040
Out-of-state
$8,850

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 975 students received $4.6M in Pell grants, alongside $3.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
975
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.6M
$4,550,735 total
Direct Loans
$3.3M
971 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
506 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
461 loan awards
Parent PLUS$38K
4 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 300 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (5.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.3%
+3.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
300
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.0%
2017
13.8%
2018
9.6%
2019
5.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CV

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs17
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

189 total completions
01Liberal Arts
8846.6%
02Health Professions
6132.3%
03Security/Protective
136.9%
04Computer Sciences
105.3%
05Business
105.3%
06Visual/Performing Arts
52.6%
07Engineering Tech
21.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
1,705
12-mo unduplicated
2,337
Undergraduate
2,337
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%884
Women
62%1,453

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
49.2%
White
35.1%
Hispanic
8.2%
Two or more
5.8%
Asian
1.1%
Unknown
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
72
45 M · 27 W
Women athletes
37.5%
Athletic aid
$562K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$303K
$259K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$18K
$22K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Baseball
33 M ·
$281K
Basketball
12 M · 9 W
$388K
Softball
· 18 W
$245K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,641 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    44

    CV vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions CV selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectChattahoochee Valley Community College
    36%1,705$5,814Community College
    Lawson State Community College
    3,453$6,564Community College
    Southern Union State Community College
    5,063$8,652Community College
    North Arkansas College
    2,089$10,146Community College
    Southwest Mississippi Community College
    1,758$3,057Community College
    Carteret Community College
    1,614$11,889Community College
    Peer group median36%1,924$7,608

    Frequently asked questions about Chattahoochee Valley Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CV.

    What is the graduation rate at Chattahoochee Valley Community College?

    Chattahoochee Valley Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Chattahoochee Valley Community College?

    Chattahoochee Valley Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,705 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Chattahoochee Valley Community College?

    The average net price at Chattahoochee Valley Community College is $5,814 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Chattahoochee Valley Community College located?

    Chattahoochee Valley Community College is located in Phenix City, Alabama 36869.

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