Community colleges in Texas
The College Scorecard lists 42 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Texas, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 465,667 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $5,388 a year, lower than the $7,415 median for community colleges nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $43,816 at the median institution, about the same as the $44,632 median for community colleges nationwide. The median graduation rate is 29.7%.
Open in the dashboardSource: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
Schools
42
UndergraduatesiUndergraduate degree-seeking enrollment.
465,667
Median net priceiAverage yearly cost for full-time, first-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. The figure here is the median across schools.
$5,388
U.S.: $7,415
Median earnings, 10 yrsiMedian earnings of former students who received federal aid, 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$43,816
U.S.: $44,632
Median debtiMedian federal student-loan balance of graduates. Excludes Parent PLUS and private loans. The figure here is the median across institutions (branch campuses count once).
$9,500
U.S.: $10,500
Median grad rateiShare of full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time (6 years for a 4-year degree, 3 years for a 2-year degree). The figure here is the median across schools.
29.7%
U.S.: 34.4%
Compare all community colleges in Texas on one chart
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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Texas. Showing 41 of 42 community colleges in Texas; schools missing either value are left out.
All 42 community colleges in Texas
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | 45,188 | $15,874 | $3,330 | $9,390 | $44,187 | $10,500 | 19.3% | n/a |
| Dallas College Dallas | 43,869 | $16,414 | $2,970 | $7,500 | $44,572 | $9,686 | 24.1% | 66.7% |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | 42,300 | $3,775 | $1,998 | $8,505 | $45,883 | $9,500 | 30.2% | 70.1% |
| Houston City College Houston | 40,503 | $4,575 | $2,040 | $5,460 | $42,369 | $14,250 | 17.3% | n/a |
| Austin Community College District Austin | 30,189 | $2,445 | $2,550 | $10,590 | $47,658 | $11,750 | 19.1% | n/a |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | 26,449 | $10,747 | $2,014 | $6,064 | $50,928 | $7,500 | 21.0% | n/a |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | 24,214 | $6,869 | $3,274 | $5,304 | $39,679 | $6,448 | 25.4% | 62.7% |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | 22,969 | $1,807 | $2,490 | $6,690 | $47,048 | $9,235 | 29.0% | n/a |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | 16,416 | $5,010 | $3,412 | $9,952 | $43,816 | $10,000 | 21.7% | n/a |
| South Texas College McAllen | 15,856 | $855 | $4,920 | $7,620 | $39,609 | n/a | 22.7% | 58.5% |
| Blinn College District Brenham | 15,535 | $9,773 | $4,920 | $11,370 | $50,166 | $11,000 | 11.8% | 45.0% |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | 13,993 | $3,833 | $3,412 | $9,952 | $46,534 | $8,251 | 26.8% | n/a |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | 9,501 | $5,439 | $3,440 | $6,050 | $42,857 | $6,267 | 14.8% | n/a |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | 9,087 | $7,080 | $2,424 | $4,536 | $41,680 | $12,000 | 27.0% | 59.6% |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | 8,801 | $3,887 | $3,412 | $9,952 | $41,989 | $10,500 | 26.1% | n/a |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | 7,399 | $8,580 | $2,136 | $4,704 | $44,820 | $12,500 | 35.3% | 67.8% |
| Northeast Lakeview College Universal City | 6,471 | $4,350 | $3,412 | $9,952 | n/a | $9,500 | 30.7% | 65.6% |
| Central Texas College Killeen | 6,247 | $5,337 | $3,750 | $7,500 | $46,742 | $9,833 | 16.2% | 60.0% |
| South Plains College Levelland | 6,005 | $8,697 | $2,733 | $5,157 | $44,226 | $9,500 | 29.2% | 52.5% |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | 5,863 | $9,607 | $5,088 | $5,088 | $49,533 | $11,438 | 36.1% | 66.0% |
| Laredo College Laredo | 5,818 | $3,157 | $3,300 | $5,784 | $37,653 | n/a | 36.4% | n/a |
| McLennan Community College Waco | 5,668 | $5,887 | $3,660 | $5,910 | $42,245 | $9,750 | 33.4% | 69.5% |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | 5,655 | $4,015 | $2,640 | $4,920 | $41,336 | $9,149 | 26.4% | n/a |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | 5,094 | $9,654 | $5,250 | $10,820 | $43,944 | $9,500 | 14.6% | n/a |
| Odessa College Odessa | 4,654 | $5,895 | $2,688 | $4,926 | $47,174 | $9,500 | 39.1% | 66.3% |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | 4,585 | $4,608 | $3,204 | $5,976 | $49,217 | $7,090 | 30.7% | 71.4% |
| Navarro College Corsicana | 3,781 | $15,500 | $3,008 | $6,578 | $41,527 | $9,500 | 25.2% | n/a |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | 3,372 | $2,957 | $3,298 | $5,098 | $45,936 | $9,500 | 36.7% | 67.8% |
| College of the Mainland Texas City | 3,368 | $447 | $2,310 | $4,140 | $45,131 | $5,500 | 30.6% | n/a |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | 3,342 | $5,533 | $1,906 | $4,402 | $49,073 | $6,250 | 29.5% | n/a |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | 3,215 | $6,362 | $2,160 | $5,256 | $41,097 | $13,875 | 44.7% | 65.3% |
| Temple College Temple | 3,178 | $4,922 | $3,000 | $7,224 | $42,191 | $13,578 | 33.0% | 67.8% |
| Victoria College Victoria | 2,351 | $1,900 | $2,976 | $5,328 | $43,404 | $9,500 | 30.0% | 60.2% |
| Hill College Hillsboro | 2,253 | $5,802 | $3,570 | $3,570 | $42,778 | $9,830 | 33.3% | 50.7% |
| Paris Junior College Paris | 2,204 | $11,063 | $2,700 | $5,700 | $39,899 | $6,700 | 47.1% | 57.6% |
| Vernon College Vernon | 2,113 | $6,621 | $3,720 | $6,120 | $45,530 | $12,905 | 27.3% | 41.3% |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | 1,958 | $4,055 | $2,916 | $5,226 | $39,312 | $10,000 | 38.8% | 39.8% |
| Howard College Big Spring | 1,611 | $3,019 | $2,766 | $6,916 | $40,037 | $9,500 | 34.8% | 70.6% |
| Clarendon College Clarendon | 1,520 | $7,240 | $3,720 | $5,400 | $40,479 | $9,750 | 42.5% | 61.1% |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | 1,502 | $4,894 | $2,476 | $5,332 | $37,751 | $10,250 | 54.9% | 44.7% |
| Ranger College Ranger | 971 | $7,922 | $2,765 | $9,065 | $40,418 | $9,350 | 30.5% | 46.0% |
| Western Texas College Snyder | 599 | $3,101 | $3,300 | $6,150 | $48,061 | $5,500 | 50.3% | 74.2% |
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Quick facts: community colleges in Texas
- How many community colleges are in Texas?
- The College Scorecard lists 42 public colleges that mostly award associate degrees in Texas.
- What do community colleges in Texas cost?
- Across the 42 schools that report it, the median average net price is $5,388 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $447 at College of the Mainland to $16,414 at Dallas College.
- Which community colleges in Texas have the lowest average net price?
- By reported average net price: College of the Mainland ($447), South Texas College ($855), San Jacinto Community College ($1,807), Victoria College ($1,900), and Austin Community College District ($2,445).
- How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at community colleges in Texas?
- The median published in-state tuition is $3,004 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $6,013. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
- How much do former students of community colleges in Texas earn?
- At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $43,816 10 years after starting college (41 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Collin County Community College District ($50,928), Blinn College District ($50,166), and North Central Texas College ($49,533).
- What is the graduation rate at community colleges in Texas?
- The median graduation rate is 29.7%, across 42 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
- How much student debt do graduates of community colleges in Texas have?
- The median institution's graduates leave with $9,500 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
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How these numbers work
This page includes public colleges that mostly award associate degrees, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.