American Commercial College-Lubbock (Closed 2024)

  • American Commercial College offer fast-track computer career training that is designed to put you to work as quickly as possible in today's, and tomorrow's, high-demand business and technology environment.

School Highlights

American Commercial College-Lubbock served 135 students (67% of students were full-time).
Minority enrollment was 100% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which was less than the state average of 74%.

School Overview

American Commercial College-Lubbock
(TX) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification
Associates Colleges
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Institution Level
Less than 2 yrs
At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control
Public
Public
Total Faculty
n/a
262 staff

Student Body

Total Enrollment
135 students
4,931 students
Student : Teacher Ratio
n/a
23:1
# Full-Time Students
90 students
909 students
# Part-Time Students
45 students
4,022 students
# Enrollment Undergraduate
n/a
403 students
# Full-Time Undergraduate Students
135 students
890 students
# Full-Time Graduate Students
n/a
40 students
# Part-Time Undergraduate Students
n/a
4,166 students
# Part-Time Graduate Students
n/a
47 students
Total Dormitory Capacity
n/a
252 students
% Asian
n/a
6%
% Hispanic
n/a
46%
% Black
n/a
13%
% White
n/a
26%
% Two or more races
n/a
3%
% Non Resident races
n/a
2%
% Unknown races
100%
4%
Diversity Score
n/a
0.70
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in less than 4 years)
71%
18%
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in 4 years or more than 4 years)
n/a
34%
Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)
$24,700
$34,600

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid
46%
77%
Median Debt for Graduates
$9,500
$9,291
Median Debt for Dropouts
$4,750
$4,497
Acceptance Rate
n/a
84%
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

School Notes

  • American Commercial Colleges, Inc. was founded in 1957 by W.D.Sheets. His vision was to offer quality programs using current technology and equipment that allowed the student to begin a new career in the shortest time possible. That tradition continues today. The college has campuses located at Lubbock, Wichita Falls, Odessa, Abilene and San Angelo. American Commercial College offers diploma programs in Computerized Accounting Specialist, Computerized Administrative Assistant, Advanced Business Computers, Legal Office Specialist, Medical Office Specialist, Data Entry Specialist, Medical Records Transcriptionist, Computer-Aided Drafting & Design and Networking and Information Technology.

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