Cedar Valley College

3030 N Dallas Ave, Lancaster, TX, 75134-3799 - View a map of this school Map

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County Dallas County, TX -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 1,428 students 1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 2,976 students 1,444 students
Total Enrollment 4,404 students 2,213 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 62% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 48% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $3,011 $2,845
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 17% 29%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $782 $1,273
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 17% 12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $789 $1,146
% Students Receiving Loans 12% 38%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received $2,453 $3,129

School Notes:

  • Cedar Valley College and North Lake College opened in 1977. Brookhaven, the final college in the seven-college master plan, opened in 1978.
  • Cedar Valley College is located on more than 300 acres in southern Dallas County. Cedar Valley's award winning architecture and careful attention to landscaping have given the college a reputation for being one of the most scenic business sites in the Dallas area. The campus plan takes advantage of the site's natural beauty, which includes a gazebo and a pedestrian walk along two sides of a 17-acre lake. Cedar Valley has a 350-seat performance hall, gymnasium, baseball field, and a surgery facility and barn for the Veterinary Technology program.
  • Cedar Valley College is located in southern Dallas County. It's one of seven colleges in the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). More than 4,000 students benefit from its comprehensive curriculum, which includes for credit academic transfer career programs and non-credit continuing education courses such as real estate, computer technology, foreign language and music.
  • Cedar Valley College offers a wide range of degrees and certificate programs to choose from and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.
  • Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

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