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Naugatuck Valley Community College

Naugatuck Valley Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Waterbury, CT. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $14,140 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 4,554 and it offers 31 programs. By program type, it has 1 12-weeks certificate, 24 1-year certificate, 6 2-years certificate, and 47 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 896 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Naugatuck Valley Community College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Naugatuck Valley Community College is $14,140 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Naugatuck Valley Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
57% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $6,544 (exclude student loans).
Naugatuck Valley CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$14,140
Average Financial Amount$6,544

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Naugatuck Valley Community College offers 31 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 896 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate105
Less than 1 Year Certificate240184
2 Years Certificate6076
Total310896

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 5 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 184 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 76 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 631 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management✕5-
Total5
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Horticultural Science✕7-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕6-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕1-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕13-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 9 completers-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician✕9-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 12 completers$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕12-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕5-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕3-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant✕6-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist✕37-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Digital Arts✕0-
Art/Art Studies✕1-
Fine/Studio Arts✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 79 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕35-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕5-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕21-
Finance✕3-
Management Information Systems✕15-
Marketing (other)✕0-
Total184
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕15-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Developmental Services Worker✕1-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 41 completers-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist✕41-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕12$28,200
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician✕7-
Total76
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Horticultural Science✕5-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Communication✕6-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕21-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Computer Science✕5-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕9-
Education [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕12-
Engineering [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Engineering Science✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕3-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology✕1-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician✕18-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕6-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 5 completers-
General Literature✕5-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 149 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕25-
General Studies✕124-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Mathematics✕2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Behavioral Sciences✕0-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Chemistry✕0-
Physical Sciences (other)✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Psychology✕20-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕4-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕15-
Fire Services Administration✕3-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Political Science and Government✕1-
Sociology✕1-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕5-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Art/Art Studies✕13-
Fine/Studio Arts✕4-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 191 completers-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕25-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕20-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕12-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕7-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician✕10-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕117-
Business [+] ✕ 86 completers-
Business/Commerce✕47-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕12-
Finance✕15-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕0-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management✕3-
Restaurant/Food Services Management✕5-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕4-
History [+] ✕ 5 completers-
History✕5-
Total631

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,554 students are attending at Naugatuck Valley Community College. There are 94 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 325 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 (7.69%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 264 (full-time) and 432 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Naugatuck Valley Community College is 12% and transfer-out rate is 15%. The retention rate is 55% at the school.
Naugatuck Valley CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population4,554
Graduation Rate12%
Number of Faculty419
Student to Faculty Ratio13 to 1

Student Population at Naugatuck Valley CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,673 students enrolled into Naugatuck Valley Community College. By gender, 1,794 male and 2,879 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Naugatuck Valley Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Naugatuck Valley Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,6731,7942,879
Full-time1,676753923
Part-tme2,9971,0411,956
There are 2,088 White (44.68%), 474 Black/African American (10.14%), 1,464 Hispanic (31.33%), 166 Asian (3.55%), and 1,937 students with other races attending Naugatuck Valley Community College. 119 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Naugatuck Valley Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,6731,7942,879
American Indian/Native American1899
Asian1667096
Black/African American474176298
Hispanic1,464509955
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander817
White2,0888681,220
Two More21974145
Un-Known1174572
Non-resident Alien1194277
Naugatuck Valley Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,574 students (33.68% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,767 students (37.81% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Naugatuck Valley Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Number of Students
Total4,673
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,574
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,767
Not in Online Courses1,332
By age range, at Naugatuck Valley Community College, 1,517 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.46% of total students), 1,437 students are aged below 20 (30.75%), 115 students are aged above 50 (4.28%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Naugatuck Valley Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,6731,7942,879
Under 1819773124
Age 18-191,240588652
Age 20-21806343463
Age 22-24711279432
Age 25-29675231444
Age 30-34428113315
Age 35-3924266176
Age 40-4925964195
Age 50-641003169
Over 641569

Directory and Accreditation Information

Naugatuck Valley Community College is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (5/1/1973 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Naugatuck Valley Community College.
750 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, CT
203-575-8000
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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