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El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas·Public, 2-year·Southwest·epcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
24%
—
Total enrollment
25,567
peer median 21,831
Avg net price
$3,206
-$2.8k vs Community College
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About

El Paso Community College (EPCC) is a community college in El Paso, Texas. EPCC operates five campuses in the El Paso area, as well as courses offered at nearby Fort Bliss.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
24%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

1.2pp gap
Pell recipients
24%401 of 1687
Non-Pell (all)
25%157 of 622
Subsidized loan, no Pell
56%5 of 9
No Federal Aid
25%152 of 613

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 114 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 5 fail. 99 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
114
Passing
10
8.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
5
4.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
4.4%
+3.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

114programs
  • Passing10 · 8.8%
  • No Data99 · 86.8%
  • Failing5 · 4.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
2
Recoverable
2
At Risk
3
Watch
2
Safe
6
No data
99

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.

15
Fine and Studio Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-13.4%
$28,829 vs $33,298
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-10.8%
$29,701 vs $33,298
Biology General
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
-4.9%
$31,657 vs $33,298
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Associate Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
-2.3%
$32,542 vs $33,298
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
0.0%
$33,290 vs $33,298
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+2.3%
$34,065 vs $33,298
Architecture
Associate Degree · Architecture And Related Services
+9.4%
$36,438 vs $33,298
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+13.8%
$37,894 vs $33,298

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

4
Biology General
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
-4.9%
−$1,641
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Associate Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
-2.3%
−$756
Radio Television and Digital Communication
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
0.0%
−$8
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+2.3%
+$767

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
17%
$5,936 debt · $34,065 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
17%
$5,010 debt · $29,701 earn
Biology General
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
17%
$5,274 debt · $31,657 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
16%
$5,927 debt · $37,894 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$8,903 debt · $65,626 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
13%
$5,250 debt · $41,169 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
13%
$5,265 debt · $42,024 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
9%
$8,612 debt · $94,358 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 1978Next review Dec 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 15

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  3. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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$2,509
$30–48k$2,792
$48–75k$5,298
$75–110k$7,892
$110k+$9,353

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

Avg net price
$3,206
-$2,753vs Community College median $5,960
Federal loans
1.6%
In-state tuition
$4,080
Out-of-state
$6,630

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, 11,136 students received $55.2M in Pell grants, alongside $2.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
11,136
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$55.2M
$55,154,653 total
Direct Loans
$2.3M
687 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

10k
’20
10k
’21
10k
’22
10k
’23
11k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
338 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
349 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 868 borrowers who entered repayment, 31 (3.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
868
Defaulted
31
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.5%
2017
12.8%
2018
10.1%
2019
3.5%
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 El Paso Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs113
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

3,474 total completions
01Liberal Arts
1,83252.7%
02Business
3309.5%
03Health Professions
2888.3%
04Security/Protective
2266.5%
05Psychology
2136.1%
06Computer Sciences
1504.3%
07Education
1484.3%
08Biological Sciences
1073.1%
09Visual/Performing Arts
942.7%
10Engineering
862.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
25,567
12-mo unduplicated
43,379
Undergraduate
43,379
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%18,591
Women
57%24,788

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
80.2%
Unknown
11.3%
White
4.5%
Black
1.5%
Non-resident
1.1%
Asian
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Two or more
0.3%
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
67
45 M · 22 W
Women athletes
32.8%
Athletic aid
$385K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$229K
$156K
Recruiting expense
$4K
$264
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$49K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Baseball
34 M · —
$443K
Cross Country
11 M · 9 W
$305K
Softball
— · 13 W
$293K

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
0.37
9 offenses · 24,420 students

3-year trend

0.492 yrs ago0.161 yr ago0.37Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
25
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
17
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
5
Rape
1
Robbery
1
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

9total
  • On campus3
  • Public property6

VAWA offenses

6
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs30
Liquor10

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
419

El Paso Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions El Paso Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
SubjectEl Paso Community College
24%—25,567$3,206Community College
Tarrant County College District
——43,928$4,337Community College
Houston Community College
——53,253$5,737Community College
Blinn College District
——18,095$10,844Community College
South Plains College
——9,098$6,791Community College
Ranger College
——2,522$6,182Community College
Peer group median24%—21,831$5,960

Institutions like El Paso Community College

Explore the federal data for institutions in El Paso Community College's comparison group.

IPEDS

El Paso Community College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Reports to Administration
Phone
915-831-3722
Address
El Paso, Texas

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness creates, documents, and oversees the process for college policies and procedures, institutional evaluation, and organizational and instructional program effectiveness, including Program Review.

Visit IR office page

Research funding

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

NSF
NIH awards
$1,276,392
USA Spending
$24,092,934
All sources
$25,369,326

Frequently asked questions about El Paso Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about El Paso Community College.

What is the graduation rate at El Paso Community College?

El Paso Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 24% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend El Paso Community College?

El Paso Community College reports a total enrollment of 25,567 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at El Paso Community College?

The average net price at El Paso Community College is $3,206 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is El Paso Community College located?

El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas 79925-6507.

Who runs Institutional Research at El Paso Community College?

El Paso Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, which reports to Administration.

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 →

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