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 12,210 students (16% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 25:1 is higher than the state community college average of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 92% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 71%.
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 481 teachers has grown by 243% 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 | 481 staff | 262 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (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).
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