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 75%.

School Overview

American Commercial College-Lubbock
(TX) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification
Associates Colleges
0
Institution Level
Less than 2 yrs
0
Institution Control
Public
0
Total Faculty
n/a
73 staff

Student Body

Total Enrollment
135 students
4,221 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
n/a
34:1
# Full-Time Students
90 students
869 students
# Part-Time Students
45 students
3,352 students
# Enrollment Undergraduate
n/a
363 students
# Full-Time Undergraduate Students
135 students
837 students
# Full-Time Graduate Students
n/a
39 students
# Part-Time Undergraduate Students
n/a
3,377 students
# Part-Time Graduate Students
n/a
39 students
Total Dormitory Capacity
n/a
252 students
% Asian
n/a
6%
% Hispanic
n/a
47%
% Black
n/a
13%
% White
n/a
25%
% Two or more races
n/a
2%
% Non Resident races
n/a
2%
% Unknown races
100%
5%
Diversity Score
n/a
0.00
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in less than 4 years)
71%
18%
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
75%
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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For Texas public community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $3,340 per year for in-state students and $5,798 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $13,749 per year. Read more about average community college tuition costs across the country.

The average community college acceptance rate in Texas is 72%. Read more about national community college acceptance rates.

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