Mountain View College
Tel:
(214) 860-8680
- Mountain View College is a comprehensive community college dedicated to delivering excellence in education and encouraging intellectual and personal growth.
School Highlights
Mountain View College serves 11,619 students (14% of students are full-time).
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 68%.
Top Rankings
Mountain View College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Texas for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 161 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Mountain View College | (TX) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 161 staff | 121 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Mountain View College provides Technical programs, Vocational programs, Freshman and sophomore courses in arts and sciences. Continuing adult education programs, Compensatory education programs, continuing program of counseling, Workforce development programs, Adult literacy and other basic skills programs. Students trek to Mountain View for classes and programs in fields like computer information technology, teacher education, electronics technology, geographic information systems, criminal justice and welding technology. Some even get off the ground in aviation technology. Mountain View College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Mountain View College is KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts (6.8 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic ArtsPrivate for-profit111 students | 6.80 Mi2600 Stemmons Fwy Ste 117
Dallas, TX 75207
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(214) 860-2037 6.9011,729 - Sanford-Brown College-DallasPrivate, for profit490 students | 6.90 Mi1250 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 150
Dallas, TX 75247
(214) 459-8490 6.90490 - Wade CollegePrivate for-profit165 students | 7.20 Mi1950 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 4080 Dallas INFOMART
Dallas, TX 75207
(214) 637-3530 7.20165 - Lincoln College of Technology-Grand PrairiePrivate for-profit1,096 students | 9.00 Mi2915 Alouette Drive
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
(972) 660-5701 9.001,096
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