Victoria College
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Tel:
(361) 573-3291
- The Victoria College is a multipurpose open-access public community college serving Victoria and the surrounding counties. Its mission is to create and provide high-quality educational programs and services which fulfill the needs of the individual and the community for intellectual growth, workforce training, and cultural and personal enrichment.
School Highlights
Victoria College serves 3,860 students (27% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 21:1 is lower than the state community college average of 37:1.
Minority enrollment is 56% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 68%.
Top Rankings
Victoria College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Texas for:
- Category Attribute
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
School Overview
The teacher population of 186 teachers has declined by 11% over five years.
| Victoria College | (TX) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional | 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 | 186 staff | 121 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- The Victoria Junior College was established as a part of the Victoria school system on February 4, 1925. During the first session of operation classes were conducted on the third floor of the Patti Welder High School while a new building was being constructed to house the college. This building, which joined the Patti Welder Junior High school, served as the college home until the end of the 1948-49 session. VC provides high-quality, yet affordable, education throughout our seven-county service area. Since 1925, The Victoria College has prepared students for continued university education, trained students in allied health and technical careers, and worked through adult education courses to provide enrichment, literacy and workforce skills development. All of these programs are presented to a culturally diverse, multi-generational student population. The College will use the traditional classroom and distance education technologies to provide the following credit and non-credit educational programs. The college offers University Transfer Programs, Workforce Education Programs, Developmental Education Programs, Continuing Education Programs and Adult Education Programs. The college offers Associate of Arts Degree (A.A.), Associate of Science Degree (A.S.), Associate of Applied Science Degree (A.A.S.) and Suggested Academic Transfer Degrees (A.T.).
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Victoria College is Coastal Bend College (54.0 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Coastal Bend CollegePublic4,614 students | 54.00 Mi3800 Charco Rd
Beeville, TX 78102
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Wharton, TX 77488
(979) 532-4560 64.606,768 - Del Mar CollegePublic11,867 students | 77.30 Mi101 Baldwin Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
(361) 698-1255 77.3011,867 - 5,510 students | 95.20 Mi1201 Kitty Hawk Rd
Universal City, TX 78145
(210) 486-5000 95.205,510 - Brazosport CollegePublic4,311 students | 96.40 Mi500 College Dr
Lake Jackson, TX 77566
(979) 230-3000 96.404,311
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