About
Cisco College is a community college in Cisco, Texas and Abilene, Texas. The main campus is 92 acres (370,000 m2) outside of Cisco, and the Abilene Educational Center is 38 acres (150,000 m2) in Abilene. The college is accredited to award associate degrees by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
Of 67 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 64 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 4.5%
- No Data64 · 95.5%
- 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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Action history · 5
- Dec 2021Removal of Monitoring StatusSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2021Removal of Monitoring StatusSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Sep 2020Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Sep 2020Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2016Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
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, 1,091 students received $5.7M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M 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 424 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (2.8%) 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 Cisco 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 · 7
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 campus2
Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 7 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Cisco College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Cisco 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCisco College | 30% | — | 3,160 | $9,624 | Community College |
| — | — | 5,872 | $8,525 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,890 | $7,773 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,812 | $4,732 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 4,259 | $4,237 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,127 | $1,342 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,324 | $5,880 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,158 | $7,577 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,198 | $5,364 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,323 | $6,879 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,850 | $5,051 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,690 | $4,512 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 8,106 | $6,587 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,981 | $6,368 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,533 | $7,690 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,274 | $10,682 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,290 | $8,812 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,276 | $3,043 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,520 | $9,967 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 30% | — | 5,127 | $6,587 |
Institutions like Cisco College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Cisco College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeTexas
Alvin Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,872Net price$8,525View data - Community CollegeTexas
Angelina College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,890Net price$7,773View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Brazosport College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,812Net price$4,732View data - Community CollegeTexas
Coastal Bend College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,259Net price$4,237View data - Community CollegeTexas
College of the Mainland
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,127Net price$1,342View data - Community CollegeTexas
Grayson College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,324Net price$5,880View data - Community CollegeTexas
Hill College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,158Net price$7,577View data - Community CollegeTexas
Kilgore College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,198Net price$5,364View data - Community CollegeTexas
Lee College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,323Net price$6,879View data - Community CollegeTexas
McLennan Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,850Net price$5,051View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Midland College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,690Net price$4,512View data - Community CollegeTexas
North Central Texas College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,106Net price$6,587View data - Community CollegeTexas
Odessa College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,981Net price$6,368View data - Community CollegeTexas
Paris Junior College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,533Net price$7,690View data - Community CollegeTexas
Temple College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,274Net price$10,682View data - Community CollegeTexas
Texarkana College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,290Net price$8,812View data - Community CollegeTexas
Victoria College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,276Net price$3,043View data - Community CollegeTexas
Weatherford College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,520Net price$9,967View data
Cisco College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Planning (IEP) serves as the campus-wide advocate of assessment and research for the advancement of institutional effectiveness and student outcomes. IEP enhances and fosters institutional effectiveness by contributing assessment support, institutional research, analysis and information management that supports and strengthens the operation, decision making, and planning processes of all Cisco College academic and administrative units.
Visit IR office page- William VaughanDirector of Institutional Effectiveness & Planning
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Cisco College (4)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Ivan JohnsonAthletics
- Sid MillerPolitics
- Gary MorrisMusic
- Shauna Peare
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