Odessa College
About
Odessa College is a public junior college in Odessa, Texas. The college serves the people of Ector County and the Permian Basin. It was established in 1946 and enrolled 8,024 students in fall 2021 and 7,679 students in spring 2022 in its university-parallel and occupational/technical courses, and 11,000 students annually in its Basic Education, Continuing Education, and Community Recreation courses.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 74 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 68 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing6 · 8.1%
- No Data68 · 91.9%
- 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.
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 · 4
Action history · 17
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2023Grant 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, 2,677 students received $13.8M in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M 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 199 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (5.5%) 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 Odessa 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 · 6
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 campus1
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.
Odessa College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Odessa 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectOdessa College | 37% | — | 9,981 | $9,296 | Community College |
Angelina College | — | — | 3,890 | $8,900 | Community College |
Brazosport College | — | — | 3,812 | $3,022 | Baccalaureate |
Bunker Hill Community College | — | — | 9,876 | $6,313 | Community College |
Cisco College | — | — | 3,160 | $9,099 | Community College |
Coastal Bend College | — | — | 4,259 | $3,886 | Community College |
College of the Mainland | — | — | 5,127 | $1,975 | Community College |
Community College of Vermont | — | — | 5,028 | $10,599 | Community College |
Danville Community College | — | — | 2,465 | $7,158 | Community College |
Del Mar College | — | — | 10,256 | $4,250 | Community College |
Eastern Gateway Community College | — | — | — | $4,181 | Community College |
Galveston College | — | — | 2,405 | $8,127 | Community College |
McLennan Community College | — | — | 7,850 | $6,185 | Community College |
Midland College | — | — | 5,690 | $5,720 | Baccalaureate |
Paris Junior College | — | — | 4,533 | $6,662 | Community College |
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas | — | — | 1,199 | $5,420 | Community College |
Roxbury Community College | — | — | 2,044 | $12,544 | Community College |
South Plains College | — | — | 9,098 | $7,062 | Community College |
Tacoma Community College | — | — | 6,199 | $9,321 | Baccalaureate |
Temple College | — | — | 5,274 | $6,934 | Community College |
Texarkana College | — | — | 4,290 | $7,236 | Community College |
Valencia College | — | — | 47,425 | $10,399 | Baccalaureate |
Vernon College | — | — | 2,299 | $6,571 | Community College |
Victoria College | — | — | 3,276 | $4,550 | Community College |
Weatherford College | — | — | 6,520 | $8,664 | Community College |
West Virginia Northern Community College | — | — | 1,525 | $3,215 | Community College |
Westmoreland County Community College | — | — | 3,990 | $6,356 | Community College |
Wharton County Junior College | — | — | 5,504 | $5,021 | Community College |
Yakima Valley College | — | — | 3,809 | $10,402 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 37% | — | 4,412 | $6,662 |
Odessa College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) is to provide accurate, reliable and timely information and analysis to enable data-driven decision making and student success. We support continuous improvement efforts across the College by facilitating and coordinating strategic planning and assessment activities at the institution, division program, and unit levels.
Visit IR office page- Yusuf OzdemirDirector of Institutional Research
- Ana MelendezExecutive Director of Data Services
- Selene CarbajalDirector Institutional Quality, Effectiveness, and Compliance
- Karen Lopez TrejoAdministrative Assistant for VP of Institutional Effectiveness
Reports & documents (6)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardodessa.edu
- Data definitionInstitutional ResearchThe Odessa College Institutional Research page outlines the processes and protocols surrounding research, data collection, and reporting at the college. It highlights the role of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) in reviewing research activities involving students and employees, details the function of Institutional Surveys in promoting student success, and emphasizes the Office of Institutional Effectiveness as the primary source of official institutional data and reports.odessa.edu
- Data dictionaryInstitutional ResearchThe Institutional Research page at Odessa College provides information about the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. It covers the coordination of data collection and reporting for various purposes, including state and federal compliance and college performance analysis. The Institutional Review Board oversees data-collecting activities involving students and employees to protect privacy rights. The office also manages institutional surveys and supports research projects aimed at promoting student success.odessa.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookInstitutional Research2026The webpage provides information on the Institutional Research section at Odessa College, overseen by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. It describes the processes for conducting research involving students or employees, emphasizing the role of the Institutional Review Board. The page details the coordination of institutional data for internal and external reporting purposes, and outlines the services offered by the Institutional Effectiveness office, such as designing research projects to promote student success.odessa.edu
- GlossaryInstitutional ResearchThe Institutional Research section at Odessa College involves the process of reviewing and approving research activities involving students or employees, with oversight by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to ensure compliance with privacy and human subjects' rights. The Office of Institutional Effectiveness designs research projects to support student success and serves as the official source of institutional data, ensuring consistent reporting for both internal and external purposes.odessa.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Odessa College (11)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Bonner BoltonAthletics
- Sandy CollinsAthletics
- Jerome DavisAthletics
- Angela JacksonAthletics
- Joe MelsonMusic
- Ty MurrayAthletics
- Roy OrbisonMusic
- Patsy RippyAthletics
- Jim SharpAthletics
- Stephnie WeirEntertainment
- Kathy WhitworthAthletics
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