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 8,950 students (22% of students are full-time).
- Minority enrollment is 81% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 61%.
- Mountain View College is one of 19 community colleges within Dallas County, TX.
- The nearest community college to Mountain View College is El Centro College (7.0 miles away).
School Overview
- The teacher population of 161 teachers has grown by 8% over five years.
| Mountain View College | (TX) Community College Avg. | |
| 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 | 76 staff |
| Total Enrollment | 8,950 students | 3,921 students |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 56:1 | 35:1 |
| # Full-Time Students | 1,962 students | 1,055 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 6,988 students | 2,866 students |
 |  | |
| % Asian | 5% | 4% |
| % Hispanic | 48% | 37% |
| % Black | 23% | 13% |
| % White | 19% | 39% |
| % Two or more races | 1% | 2% |
| % Non Resident races | - | 2% |
| % Unknown races | 3% | 3% |
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| Diversity Score | 0.68 | 0.69 |
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| College Completion Rate | 7% | 21% |
| Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) | $33,100 | $34,000 |
Source: 2016 (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 El Centro College (7.0 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- El Centro CollegePublic10,549 students | 7.00 Mi801 Main Street
Dallas, TX 75202
(214)860-2037 7.0010,549 - KD College Conservatory of Film and Dramatic ArtsPrivate, for profit162 students | 7.00 Mi2600 Stemmons Fwy Ste 117
Dallas, TX 75207
(214)638-0484 7.00162 - Sanford-Brown College-DallasPrivate, for profit490 students | 7.20 Mi1250 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 150
Dallas, TX 75247
(214)459-8490 7.20490 - Wade CollegePrivate, for profit207 students | 7.40 Mi1950 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 4080 Dallas INFOMART
Dallas, TX 75207
(214)637-3530 7.40207 - 947 students | 9.10 Mi2915 Alouette Drive
Grand Prairie, TX 75052
(972)660-5701 9.10947
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