Dallas College
About
Dallas College is a public community college with seven campuses in Dallas County, Texas. It serves more than 70,000 students annually in degree-granting, continuing education, and adult education programs.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 123 Title IV programs, 19 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 104 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing19 · 15.4%
- No Data104 · 84.6%
- 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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
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 · 5
Action history · 35
- Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2025Initial AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern 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, 19,982 students received $92.0M in Pell grants, alongside $28.7M 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 4,991 borrowers who entered repayment, 197 (3.9%) 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 Dallas 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 · 4
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 campus11
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.
Dallas College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Dallas 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectDallas College | 32% | — | 69,749 | $4,146 | Community College |
Antelope Valley Community College District | — | — | 13,532 | $8,263 | Baccalaureate |
Austin Community College District | — | — | 39,727 | $6,306 | Baccalaureate |
Bakersfield College | 50% | — | 30,746 | $4,751 | Baccalaureate |
Broward College | — | — | 30,728 | $20,077 | Baccalaureate |
College of Southern Nevada | — | — | 28,313 | $6,329 | Baccalaureate |
Collin County Community College District | — | — | 39,548 | $8,986 | Baccalaureate |
Cypress College | — | — | 15,924 | $4,683 | Baccalaureate |
Front Range Community College | — | — | 21,970 | $10,854 | Community College |
Greenville Technical College | — | — | 11,999 | $6,246 | Community College |
Henry Ford College | — | — | 11,410 | $576 | Baccalaureate |
Hillsborough Community College | — | — | 21,483 | $4,929 | Community College |
Houston Community College | — | — | 53,253 | $6,738 | Community College |
Lone Star College System | — | — | 73,077 | $9,322 | Community College |
Miami Dade College | — | — | 58,941 | $5,929 | Baccalaureate |
Modesto Junior College | 0% | — | 18,258 | $10,176 | Baccalaureate |
Palm Beach State College | — | — | 25,916 | $9,832 | Baccalaureate |
Pikes Peak State College | — | — | 12,556 | $9,682 | Baccalaureate |
Rio Hondo College | — | — | 17,441 | $11,903 | Baccalaureate |
Rio Salado College | — | — | 18,841 | $8,764 | Community College |
Saint Louis Community College | — | — | 15,649 | $6,458 | Community College |
San Antonio College | — | — | 19,901 | $5,290 | Community College |
San Diego Mesa College | 92% | — | 19,212 | -$904 | Baccalaureate |
San Jacinto Community College | — | — | 31,812 | $7,540 | Community College |
Santa Ana College | — | — | 27,248 | $3,854 | Baccalaureate |
Santa Fe College | — | — | 12,758 | $11,154 | Baccalaureate |
Santa Monica College | 81% | — | 23,453 | $3,600 | Baccalaureate |
Sinclair Community College | — | — | 19,415 | $5,741 | Community College |
South Texas College | 20% | — | 27,431 | $1,291 | Baccalaureate |
Tyler Junior College | 0% | — | 11,885 | $9,924 | Baccalaureate |
Valencia College | — | — | 47,425 | $10,399 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 32% | — | 21,970 | $6,458 |
Dallas College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Bao HuynhDirector | Institutional Effectiveness
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryGlossary - Dallas CollegeThe glossary of Dallas College provides definitions and explanations for important academic terms used within the institution. It covers a wide range of topics including various types of degrees, academic policies like probation and registration, student classifications, and educational programs like Early College High Schools. The glossary also outlines different enrollment statuses and special programs such as P-TECH.catalog.dallascollege.edu
Notable alumni of Dallas College (6)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Cindy Burkett
- Derek Campos
- Brian Mushana Kwesiga
- Takudzwa Ngwenya
- Ana-Maria Ramos
- Jad Saxton
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