Top Texas Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 126 top community colleges located throughout Texas (79 public colleges and 47 private colleges), serving 773,294 students.
- For Texas community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $4,026 per year for in-state students and $6,207 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $13,730 per year (view national tuition costs).
- The average community college acceptance rate in Texas is 74% (view national acceptance rates).
- Texas community colleges have a diversity score of 0.69, which is higher than the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 61% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 35:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(TX) School Average
Asian
4%
Hispanic
37%
Black
13%
White
39%
Two or more races
2%
Non Resident
2%
Unknown
3%
Top Texas Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- American InterContinental University-HoustonPrivate, for profit9999 Richmond Avenue
Houston, TX 77042
(832)201-3600 535 students - 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd
Austin, TX 78752
(512)223-7598 40,949 students - Baptist Health System School of Health ProfessionsPrivate, for profit8400 Datapoint Dr
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)297-9636 500 students - Border Institute Of TechnologyPrivate, for profit9611 Acer Ave
El Paso, TX 79925
(915)593-7328 22 students - Center for Advanced Legal StudiesPrivate, for profit3910 Kirby Ste 200
Houston, TX 77098
(713)529-2778 206 students - Central Texas CollegePublic6200 West Central Texas Expressway
Killeen, TX 76549
(254)526-7161 20,547 students - College of Biblical Studies-HoustonPrivate, non-profit7000 Regency Square Blvd.
Houston, TX 77036
(713)785-5995 496 students - 240 Northwest Mall
Houston, TX 77092
(713)425-3100 1,552 students - 3020 Lubbock
Fort Worth, TX 76109
(817)923-8459n/astudents - 3452 Spur 399
Mckinney, TX 75069
(972)881-5790 27,991 students - Commonwealth Institute of Funeral ServicePrivate, non-profit415 Barren Springs Dr
Houston, TX 77090
(281)873-0262 228 students - 3909 S Buckner Blvd
Dallas, TX 75227
(214)388-5466 204 students - Everest College-ArlingtonPrivate, for profit300 Six Flags Drive
Arlington, TX 76011
(817)652-7790 505 students - Everest College-DallasPrivate, for profit6080 North Central Expressway
Dallas, TX 75206
(214)234-4850 712 students - Everest College-Fort WorthPrivate, for profit5237 N Riverside Dr Ste 100
Fort Worth, TX 76137
(817)838-3000 204 students - Galen College of Nursing-San AntonioPrivate, for profit7411 John Smith Drive, Suite 300
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210)733-3056 1,097 students - Show 91 more community colleges in Texas (out of 126 total colleges)
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