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Odessa College

Odessa, Texas·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·odessa.edu

Odessa College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 37% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data. In-district tuition and fees are $2,688 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $4,926 (2024). Fall enrollment is 9,981 students, and 14,120 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
37%
—
Total enrollment
9,981
peer median 4,412
Avg net price
$6,368
-$301 vs Community College
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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.

IPEDS
Overall completion
37%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

2.2pp gap
Pell recipients
38%96 of 251
Non-Pell (all)
36%88 of 246
No Federal Aid
36%88 of 246

Pell recipients here graduate at a 2.2-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 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.

Total programs
74
Passing
6
8.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

74programs
  • Passing6 · 8.1%
  • No Data68 · 91.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
6
No data
68

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.

6
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+41.2%
$47,014 vs $33,298
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+49.4%
$49,754 vs $33,298
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+60.2%
$53,344 vs $33,298
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+63.9%
$54,586 vs $33,298
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+134.8%
$78,169 vs $33,298
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+141.5%
$80,404 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
13%
$6,269 debt · $47,014 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$10,500 debt · $80,404 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 1952Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 17

  1. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    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$5,648
$30–48k$6,001
$48–75k$8,407
$75–110k$9,864
$110k+$10,586

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

Avg net price
$6,368
-$301vs Community College median $6,669
Federal loans
1.5%
In-district tuition and fees
$2,688
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$4,926

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, 2,766 students received $14.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,766
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.5M
$14,527,500 total
Direct Loans
$1.6M
441 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$722K
220 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$838K
219 loan awards
Parent PLUS$11K
2 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 199 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (5.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.5%
+3.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
199
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.4%
2017
21.4%
2018
15.7%
2019
5.5%
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 Odessa College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs73
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,395 total completions
01Liberal Arts
62845.0%
02Business
27419.6%
03Health Professions
1148.2%
04Education
1027.3%
05Mechanic
946.7%
06Biological Sciences
412.9%
07Psychology
402.9%
08Computer Sciences
352.5%
09Security/Protective
352.5%
10Engineering
322.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
9,981
12-mo unduplicated
14,120
Undergraduate
14,120
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%6,085
Women
57%8,035

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
68.3%
White
20.2%
Black
6.3%
Unknown
1.8%
Non-resident
1.8%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
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
201
119 M · 82 W
Women athletes
40.8%
Athletic aid
$1.6M
Total student aid
Budget
$4.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$848K
$792K
Recruiting expense
$31K
$33K
Head-coach salaries
$32K
$30K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Baseball
54 M · —
$492K
Rodeo
24 M · 11 W
$328K
Basketball
17 M · 14 W
$763K
Track and Field (Indoor)
12 M · 10 W
$148K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
12 M · 10 W
$148K
Softball
— · 21 W
$426K

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
0.11
1 offenses · 8,708 students

3-year trend

0.382 yrs ago0.131 yr ago0.11Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
Drugs03
Liquor06

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
24.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
133

Odessa College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Odessa College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
SubjectOdessa College
—Open admission9,981$6,368Community College
Angelina College
—Open admission3,890$7,773Community College
Brazosport College
—Open admission3,812$4,732Baccalaureate
Bunker Hill Community College
—Open admission9,876$7,818Community College
Cisco College
—Open admission3,160$9,624Community College
Coastal Bend College
—Open admission4,259$4,237Community College
College of the Mainland
—Open admission5,127$1,342Community College
Community College of Vermont
—Open admission5,028$13,696Community College
Danville Community College
—Open admission2,465$6,669Community College
Del Mar College
—Open admission10,256$3,399Community College
Eastern Gateway Community College
—Open admission—$4,181Community College
Galveston College
—Open admission2,405$8,412Community College
McLennan Community College
—Open admission7,850$5,051Community College
Midland College
—Open admission5,690$4,512Baccalaureate
Paris Junior College
—Open admission4,533$7,690Community College
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
—Open admission1,199$4,848Community College
Roxbury Community College
—Open admission2,044$12,244Community College
South Plains College
—Open admission9,098$6,791Community College
Tacoma Community College
—Open admission6,199$8,376Baccalaureate
Temple College
—Open admission5,274$10,682Community College
Texarkana College
—Open admission4,290$8,812Community College
Valencia College
—Open admission47,425$12,037Baccalaureate
Vernon College
—Open admission2,299$6,404Community College
Victoria College
—Open admission3,276$3,043Community College
Weatherford College
—Open admission6,520$9,967Community College
West Virginia Northern Community College
—Open admission1,525$5,329Community College
Westmoreland County Community College
—Open admission3,990$5,167Community College
Wharton County Junior College
—Open admission5,504$4,666Community College
Yakima Valley College
—Open admission3,809$11,843Baccalaureate
Peer group median——4,412$6,669

Institutions like Odessa College

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

IPEDS
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Angelina College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    3,890
    Net price
    $7,773
  • BaccalaureateTexas

    Brazosport College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    3,812
    Net price
    $4,732
  • Community CollegeMassachusetts

    Bunker Hill Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    9,876
    Net price
    $7,818
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Cisco College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    3,160
    Net price
    $9,624
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Coastal Bend College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    4,259
    Net price
    $4,237
  • Community CollegeTexas

    College of the Mainland

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    5,127
    Net price
    $1,342
  • Community CollegeVermont

    Community College of Vermont

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    5,028
    Net price
    $13,696
  • Community CollegeVirginia

    Danville Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,465
    Net price
    $6,669
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Del Mar College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    10,256
    Net price
    $3,399
  • Community CollegeOhio

    Eastern Gateway Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    —
    Net price
    $4,181
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Galveston College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,405
    Net price
    $8,412
  • Community CollegeTexas

    McLennan Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    7,850
    Net price
    $5,051
  • BaccalaureateTexas

    Midland College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    5,690
    Net price
    $4,512
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Paris Junior College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    4,533
    Net price
    $7,690
  • Community CollegeArkansas

    Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    1,199
    Net price
    $4,848
  • Community CollegeMassachusetts

    Roxbury Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,044
    Net price
    $12,244
  • Community CollegeTexas

    South Plains College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    9,098
    Net price
    $6,791
  • BaccalaureateWashington

    Tacoma Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    6,199
    Net price
    $8,376
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Temple College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    5,274
    Net price
    $10,682
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Texarkana College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    4,290
    Net price
    $8,812
  • BaccalaureateFlorida

    Valencia College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    47,425
    Net price
    $12,037
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Vernon College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,299
    Net price
    $6,404
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Victoria College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    3,276
    Net price
    $3,043
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Weatherford College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    6,520
    Net price
    $9,967
  • Community CollegeWest Virginia

    West Virginia Northern Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    1,525
    Net price
    $5,329
  • Community CollegePennsylvania

    Westmoreland County Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    3,990
    Net price
    $5,167
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Wharton County Junior College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    5,504
    Net price
    $4,666
  • BaccalaureateWashington

    Yakima Valley College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    3,809
    Net price
    $11,843

Odessa College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office Of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
432-335-6400
Address
Odessa College, 201 W University Blvd, Odessa, TX 79764

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
Team
4 members
  • Yusuf Ozdemir
    Director of Institutional Research
  • Ana Melendez
    Executive Director of Data Services
  • Selene Carbajal
    Director Institutional Quality, Effectiveness, and Compliance
  • Karen Lopez Trejo
    Administrative Assistant for VP of Institutional Effectiveness

Reports & documents (6)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of Odessa College (11)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Bonner Bolton
    Athletics
  • Sandy Collins
    Athletics
  • Jerome Davis
    Athletics
  • Angela Jackson
    Athletics
  • Joe Melson
    Music
  • Ty Murray
    Athletics
  • Roy Orbison
    Music
  • Patsy Rippy
    Athletics
  • Jim Sharp
    Athletics
  • Stephnie Weir
    Entertainment
  • Kathy Whitworth
    Athletics

Frequently asked questions about Odessa College

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

What is the acceptance rate at Odessa College?

Odessa College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

What is the graduation rate at Odessa College?

At Odessa College, 37% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data.

How many students attend Odessa College?

Odessa College reports a total enrollment of 9,981 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Odessa College?

The average net price at Odessa College is $6,368 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Odessa College located?

Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas 79764.

Who runs Institutional Research at Odessa College?

Odessa College's IR work is done by the Office Of 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.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published 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 & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, 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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