Amarillo College: Enrollment, Tuition and Outcomes Data

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.

IPEDS

Overall completion

32%+16.0pp vs Community College

Overall completion

32%+16.0pp vs Community College

Full-time retention

68%

Full-time retention

68%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap

Pell recipients

32%181 of 558

Non-Pell (all)

32%132 of 412

Subsidized loan, no Pell

0%0 of 9

No Federal Aid

33%132 of 403

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

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.

Total programs

72

Passing

16

22.2% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

72programs

Passing16 · 22.2%
No Data56 · 77.8%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

0

Severe

0

Recoverable

0

At Risk

0

Watch

5

Safe

11

No data

56

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.

16

Program

Typical

Benchmark

EP gap

Psychology General

Associate Degree · Psychology

$37,684

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+13.2%

+$4,386

Psychology General

Associate Degree · Psychology

+13.2%

$37,684 vs $33,298

Social Work

Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

$37,711

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+13.3%

+$4,413

Social Work

Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

+13.3%

$37,711 vs $33,298

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

$39,030

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+17.2%

+$5,732

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

+17.2%

$39,030 vs $33,298

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods

Associate Degree · Education

$40,796

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+22.5%

+$7,498

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods

Associate Degree · Education

+22.5%

$40,796 vs $33,298

Biology General

Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences

$41,250

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+23.9%

+$7,952

Biology General

Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences

+23.9%

$41,250 vs $33,298

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services

$44,946

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+35.0%

+$11,648

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services

+35.0%

$44,946 vs $33,298

Business Administration Management and Operations

Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

$45,584

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+36.9%

+$12,286

Business Administration Management and Operations

Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

+36.9%

$45,584 vs $33,298

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

$45,950

$33,298

Same-State HS Median

+38.0%

+$12,652

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

+38.0%

$45,950 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

13

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Social Work

Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

$20,670

$37,711

55%

Social Work

Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions

55%

$20,670 debt · $37,711 earn

Psychology General

Associate Degree · Psychology

$16,858

$37,684

45%

Psychology General

Associate Degree · Psychology

45%

$16,858 debt · $37,684 earn

Business Administration Management and Operations

Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

$17,500

$45,793

38%

Business Administration Management and Operations

Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

38%

$17,500 debt · $45,793 earn

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services

$15,750

$44,946

35%

Criminal Justice and Corrections

Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services

35%

$15,750 debt · $44,946 earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

$14,625

$45,950

32%

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

32%

$14,625 debt · $45,950 earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

$11,723

$39,030

30%

Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities

Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

30%

$11,723 debt · $39,030 earn

Business Administration Management and Operations

Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

$13,650

$45,584

30%

Business Administration Management and Operations

Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

30%

$13,650 debt · $45,584 earn

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods

Associate Degree · Education

$10,925

$40,796

27%

Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods

Associate Degree · Education

27%

$10,925 debt · $40,796 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1933Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 11

Action history · 31

Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Feb 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$3,856

$0–30k

$3,856

$30–48k$4,129

$30–48k

$4,129

$48–75k$5,556

$48–75k

$5,556

$75–110k$6,328

$75–110k

$6,328

$110k+$8,143

$110k+

$8,143

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price

$4,600

-$824vs Community College median $5,425

Federal loans

12.4%

In-state tuition

$2,136

Out-of-state

$4,704

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 5,416 students received $24.4M in Pell grants, alongside $9.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

5,416

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$24.4M

$24,438,420 total

Direct Loans

$9.0M

2,544 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

5k

’20

5k

’21

5k

’22

5k

’23

5k

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.9M

1,272 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$5.0M

1,260 loan awards

Parent PLUS$127K

12 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,097 borrowers who entered repayment, 38 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

3.4%

+1.1pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

1,097

Defaulted

38

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

12.7%+3.4

2017

11.5%+2.3

2018

10.3%+3.3

2019

3.4%+1.1

2020*

0.0%

This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Amarillo College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS

Distinct CIP programs60

UndergraduateOffered

GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,273 total completions

01Health Professions

39431.0%

01Health Professions

39431.0%

02Liberal Arts

35227.7%

02Liberal Arts

35227.7%

03Business

20215.9%

03Business

20215.9%

04Psychology

947.4%

04Psychology

947.4%

05Biological Sciences

493.8%

05Biological Sciences

493.8%

06Security/Protective

463.6%

06Security/Protective

463.6%

07Engineering

423.3%

07Engineering

423.3%

08Engineering Tech

362.8%

08Engineering Tech

362.8%

09Computer Sciences

302.4%

09Computer Sciences

302.4%

10Visual/Performing Arts

282.2%

10Visual/Performing Arts

282.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS

Fall total

9,262

12-mo unduplicated

12,016

Undergraduate

12,016

Graduate

0

Gender split

Men

36%4,356

Women

64%7,660

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic

50.0%

White

34.8%

Black

6.0%

Asian

3.2%

Unknown

2.8%

Two or more

2.5%

American Indian / Alaska Native

0.6%

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA

Athletes

79

54 M · 25 W

Women athletes

31.6%

Athletic aid

$312K

Total student aid

Budget

$1.2M

Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid

$169K

$143K

Recruiting expense

$12K

$9K

Head-coach salaries

$47K

$43K

Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Sport

Men

Women

Expenses

Baseball

47

—

$447,945

Baseball

47 M · —

$448K

Cross Country

7

9

$213,339

Cross Country

7 M · 9 W

$213K

Volleyball

—

16

$303,979

Volleyball

— · 16 W

$304K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

0.43

4 offenses · 9,215 students

3-year trend

0.112 yrs ago0.781 yr ago0.43Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

12

Last three years

VAWA · 3-yr

2

DV, dating, stalking

Hate crimes · 3-yr

0

Res-hall fires · 3-yr

0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary

4

By location

4total

On campus2
Non-campus2

VAWA offenses

1

Domestic violence

0

Dating violence

0

Stalking

1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals

Weapons00

Drugs00

Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS

Student-to-faculty

19.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

210

Amarillo College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Amarillo College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS

This institutionPeer median

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	$4,600	Community College
Blinn College District	—	—	18,095	$10,844	Community College
Central Texas College	—	—	8,373	$10,265	Community College
Dallas College	—	—	69,749	$3,214	Community College
Del Mar College	—	—	10,256	$3,399	Community College
Laredo College	—	—	11,029	$5,798	Baccalaureate
McLennan Community College	—	—	7,850	$5,051	Community College
Navarro College	—	—	6,557	$14,820	Community College
Northwest Vista College	—	—	20,060	$4,525	Community College
South Plains College	—	—	9,098	$6,791	Community College
St Philip's College	—	—	17,299	$4,273	Community College
Tyler Junior College	0%	—	11,885	$10,206	Baccalaureate
Peer group median	16%	—	10,643	$5,425

Institutions like Amarillo College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Amarillo College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Amarillo College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office

Institutional Research

Email

askac [at] actx.edu

Phone

(806) 371-5000

Address

PO Box 447 Amarillo, TX 79178

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

Team

2 members

Collin C. Witherspoon
Executive Director of Analytics and Institutional Research
Tina M. Babb
Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness & Accreditation

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF

USA Spending

$35,739,061

All sources

$35,739,061

Common Data Set

Amarillo College's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

CDS2026

Reports & documents (2)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Amarillo College (7)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

Jinh Yu Frey
Athletics
Susan Gibson
Music
R. Duane Ireland
Academia
G. William Miller
Politics
John C. Morgan
Academia
Mary Lou Robinson
Law
Ben Sargent
Art

Frequently asked questions about Amarillo College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Amarillo College.

What is the graduation rate at Amarillo College?

Amarillo College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 32% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Amarillo College?

Amarillo College reports a total enrollment of 9,262 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Amarillo College?

The average net price at Amarillo College is $4,600 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Amarillo College located?

Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas 79109.

Who runs Institutional Research at Amarillo College?

Amarillo College's IR work is done by the Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)

Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.

National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education

College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)

Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.

U.S. Department of Education

FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release

Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.

U.S. Department of Education

DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed

Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026

Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates

Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.

U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25

Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024

Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

Amarillo College

Pell equity

Pass / fail distribution

Severity spectrum

Earnings premium gap

Debt vs earnings

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Programmatic accreditations · 11

Action history · 31

Net price by family income

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Default rate vs national, by cohort

Top program families by completions

Gender split

Race / ethnicity composition

Men vs women · spending splits

Sport-by-sport · 3

3-year trend

Criminal offenses by type

By location

VAWA offenses

Hate crimes by bias

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

Residence-hall fires

Blinn College District

Central Texas College

Dallas College

Del Mar College

Laredo College

McLennan Community College

Navarro College

Northwest Vista College

South Plains College

St Philip's College

Tyler Junior College

Source publications

What is the graduation rate at Amarillo College?

How many students attend Amarillo College?

What is the average net price at Amarillo College?

Where is Amarillo College located?

Who runs Institutional Research at Amarillo College?

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