About
Amarillo College (AC) is a public community college in Amarillo, Texas. It enrolls over 9,100 students and was established in 1929 as Amarillo Junior College. Amarillo College has a total of six campuses as of August 2023.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 72 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 56 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing16 · 22.2%
- No Data56 · 77.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 11
Action history · 31
- Nov 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Sep 2023Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 5,415 students received $24.5M in Pell grants, alongside $9.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,097 borrowers who entered repayment, 38 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Amarillo College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 3
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus7
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Amarillo College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Amarillo College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectAmarillo College | 32% | — | 9,262 | $6,040 | Community College |
Blinn College District | — | — | 18,095 | $17,225 | Community College |
Central Texas College | — | — | 8,373 | $6,408 | Community College |
Dallas College | — | — | 69,749 | $4,146 | Community College |
Del Mar College | — | — | 10,256 | $4,250 | Community College |
Laredo College | — | — | 11,029 | $5,309 | Baccalaureate |
McLennan Community College | — | — | 7,850 | $6,185 | Community College |
Navarro College | — | — | 6,557 | $14,579 | Community College |
Northwest Vista College | — | — | 20,060 | $4,546 | Community College |
South Plains College | — | — | 9,098 | $7,062 | Community College |
St Philip's College | — | — | 17,299 | $4,873 | Community College |
Tyler Junior College | 0% | — | 11,885 | $9,924 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 16% | — | 10,643 | $6,113 |
Amarillo College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Institutional Research (IR) Department and the Institutional Effectiveness (IE) Department collaboratively work to ensure that AC’s faculty, administrators, and staff are given the needed tools to review data, assess the results, and consistently improve.
Visit IR office page- Collin C. WitherspoonExecutive Director of Analytics and Institutional Research
- Tina M. BabbExecutive Director of Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation
Common Data Set (1)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planAmarillo College - Strategic Plan2023The Amarillo College Strategic Plan aims to transform the community and economy through learning, innovation, and achievement, with a focus on achieving an 80% student completion rate by 2025. The plan is structured around five key themes: Completion, Labor Market, Learning, Love Your Neighbor, and Financial Effectiveness. Key priorities include improving transfer and completion pathways, aligning programs with labor market demand, scaling high-impact teaching practices, fostering an inclusive and supportive college culture, and ensuring financial viability through innovative fundraising and budgeting strategies.actx.edu
Notable alumni of Amarillo College (7)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Jinh Yu FreyAthletics
- Susan GibsonMusic
- R. Duane IrelandAcademia
- G. William MillerPolitics
- John C. MorganAcademia
- Mary Lou RobinsonLaw
- Ben SargentArt
Frequently asked questions about Amarillo College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Amarillo College.
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