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Lee College

Baytown, Texas·Public, 2-year·Southwest·lee.edu
6-yr Graduation
53%
—
Total enrollment
8,323
peer median 7,002
Avg net price
$6,879
+$1.1k vs Community College
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About

Lee College is a public community college in Baytown, Texas. Lee College's main campus occupies 40 acres (160,000 m2) near downtown Baytown and extension campuses throughout its service area. The school has an enrollment of over 7,773 total students as of Fall 2018. Approximately 83% are part-time students, and about 17% are enrolled full-time. The college offers over 60 academic, technical education, and non-credit continuing education programs.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
53%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

14.1pp gap
Pell recipients
61%75 of 122
Non-Pell (all)
47%83 of 177
Subsidized loan, no Pell
33%1 of 3
No Federal Aid
47%82 of 174

Pell recipients here graduate at a 14.1-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 79 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 76 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
79
Passing
3
3.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

79programs
  • Passing3 · 3.8%
  • No Data76 · 96.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
76

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.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+58.6%
$52,817 vs $33,298
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+165.7%
$88,462 vs $33,298
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Science Technologies/Technicians
+278.8%
$126,148 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$9,500 debt · $88,462 earn
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Science Technologies/Technicians
8%
$9,500 debt · $126,148 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 1948Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 9

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Sep 2022Grant 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$7,192
$30–48k$4,434
$48–75k$6,522
$75–110k$7,954
$110k+$8,070

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

Avg net price
$6,879
+$1,107vs Community College median $5,773
Federal loans
4.9%
In-state tuition
$2,520
Out-of-state
$5,190

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, 3,897 students received $14.1M in Pell grants, alongside $2.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,897
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.1M
$14,145,650 total
Direct Loans
$2.8M
839 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
3k
’21
4k
’22
4k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
434 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
405 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 270 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
270
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.5%
2017
12.6%
2018
9.7%
2019
0.0%
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 Lee College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs70
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,195 total completions
01Liberal Arts
48940.9%
02Business
26221.9%
03Engineering Tech
13311.1%
04Science Technologies
806.7%
05Precision Production
594.9%
06Health Professions
443.7%
07Education
423.5%
08Mechanic
302.5%
09Personal/Culinary
282.3%
10Computer Sciences
282.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
8,323
12-mo unduplicated
11,470
Undergraduate
11,470
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
51%5,889
Women
49%5,581

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
47.4%
White
29.3%
Black
16.8%
Two or more
2.3%
Unknown
2.0%
Asian
1.3%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
28
14 M · 14 W
Women athletes
50.0%
Athletic aid
$275K
Total student aid
Budget
$667K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$153K
$121K
Recruiting expense
$8K
$7K
Head-coach salaries
$51K
$44K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Basketball
14 M · —
$350K
Volleyball
— · 14 W
$292K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 8,143 students

3-year trend

0.562 yrs ago0.381 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
7
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    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
    31.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    167

    Lee College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Lee 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
    SubjectLee College
    		53%—8,323$6,879Community College
    Del Mar College
    		——10,256$3,399Community College
    Texas State Technical College
    		——12,077$13,508Community College
    Wharton County Junior College
    		——5,504$4,666Community College
    Lamar Institute of Technology
    		——5,680$13,866Community College
    Lamar State College-Port Arthur
    		——4,680$2,846Community College
    Peer group median53%—7,002$5,773

    Institutions like Lee College

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

    IPEDS

    Lee College Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Reports to Institutional Effectiveness
    Phone
    281.427.5611
    Address
    200 Lee Drive, Baytown, TX 77520

    The page provides contact information for the Institutional Effectiveness office at Lee College, including a physical address and main phone number. Several key documents and resources are listed, such as the Institutional Effectiveness Handbook and the Institutional Résumé, but there is limited detail about the office's mission or staff.

    Visit IR office page

    Research funding

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

    NSF
    NSF awards
    $599,895
    USA Spending
    $16,331,166
    All sources
    $16,931,061

    Frequently asked questions about Lee College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Lee College?

    Lee College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 53% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Lee College?

    Lee College reports a total enrollment of 8,323 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Lee College?

    The average net price at Lee College is $6,879 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Lee College located?

    Lee College is located in Baytown, Texas 77520.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Lee College?

    Lee College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Institutional Effectiveness.

    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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