Catawba Valley Community College achieved national rankings from a pair of financial tech companies.

Catawba Valley was ranked 36 out of 585 community colleges by SmartAsset and 133 out of more than 650 by WalletHub.

SmartAsset ranked CVCC as the 19th best community college in North Carolina. SmartAsset listed CVCC’s in-state tuition for two semesters as $2,367.

The company said the median cost of community college in the country is more than $5,000.

CVCC’s cost is in line with other North Carolina community colleges.

SmartAsset also looked at the retention rate of full-time students (69% for CVCC) and the student-to-faculty ratio (13:1).

WalletHub ranked CVCC as the fourth-best community college in the state.

The college’s ranking was based on cost and financing of an education (CV

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