Panola College
About
Panola College is a public community college in Carthage, Texas, the county seat of Panola County. As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of Panola College includes:all of Marion, Panola, and Shelby Counties, and all of Harrison County excluding the territory within the Hallsville Independent School District.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.1-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
Of 91 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 91 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data91 · 100.0%
- 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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 8
- Nov 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Aug 2023Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Aug 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Sep 2020Renewal of AccreditationSouthern 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, 942 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M 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 479 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.6%) defaulted within three years — below 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 Panola 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 campus2
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.
Panola College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Panola 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPanola College | 43% | — | 2,691 | $5,216 | Community College |
| — | — | 3,890 | $7,773 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,226 | $12,773 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,812 | $4,732 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 1,851 | $14,607 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,205 | $11,634 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,160 | $9,624 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,564 | $8,390 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,342 | $3,230 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,259 | $4,237 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,176 | $6,095 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,575 | $11,120 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,213 | $9,197 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,082 | $3,645 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,801 | $7,953 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,405 | $8,412 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,158 | $7,577 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,101 | $6,147 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,643 | $11,133 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,198 | $5,364 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,235 | $6,524 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,208 | $6,706 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,962 | $11,001 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,138 | $5,625 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,534 | $9,346 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,533 | $7,690 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,522 | $6,182 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,551 | $8,527 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,464 | $2,823 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,483 | $11,172 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,961 | $4,092 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,299 | $6,404 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,520 | $9,967 | Community College | |
| — | — | 1,385 | $3,562 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,653 | $6,591 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,504 | $4,666 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 43% | — | 3,149 | $7,142 |
Institutions like Panola College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Panola College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeTexas
Angelina College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,890Net price$7,773View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Barstow Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,226Net price$12,773View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Brazosport College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,812Net price$4,732View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Carl Albert State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,851Net price$14,607View data - Community CollegeWyoming
Central Wyoming College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,205Net price$11,634View data - Community CollegeTexas
Cisco College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,160Net price$9,624View data - Community CollegeTexas
Clarendon College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,564Net price$8,390View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
Clovis Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,342Net price$3,230View data - Community CollegeTexas
Coastal Bend College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,259Net price$4,237View data - Community CollegeIdaho
College of Southern Idaho
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,176Net price$6,095View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of the Siskiyous
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,575Net price$11,120View data - Community CollegeArizona
Eastern Arizona College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,213Net price$9,197View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,082Net price$3,645View data - Community CollegeTexas
Frank Phillips College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,801Net price$7,953View data - Community CollegeTexas
Galveston College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,405Net price$8,412View data - Community CollegeTexas
Hill College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,158Net price$7,577View data - Community CollegeTexas
Howard College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,101Net price$6,147View data - Community CollegeMaryland
Howard Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,643Net price$11,133View data - Community CollegeTexas
Kilgore College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,198Net price$5,364View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
New Mexico Junior College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,235Net price$6,524View data - Community CollegeTexas
Northeast Texas Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,208Net price$6,706View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,962Net price$11,001View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Northern Oklahoma College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,138Net price$5,625View data - Community CollegeWyoming
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,534Net price$9,346View data - Community CollegeTexas
Paris Junior College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,533Net price$7,690View data - Community CollegeTexas
Ranger College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,522Net price$6,182View data - Community CollegeOregon
Southwestern Oregon Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,551Net price$8,527View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Taft College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,464Net price$2,823View data - Community CollegeOregon
Treasure Valley Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,483Net price$11,172View data - Community CollegeTexas
Trinity Valley Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,961Net price$4,092View data - Community CollegeTexas
Vernon College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,299Net price$6,404View data - Community CollegeTexas
Weatherford College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,520Net price$9,967View data - Community CollegeTexas
Western Texas College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,385Net price$3,562View data - Community CollegeWyoming
Western Wyoming Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,653Net price$6,591View data - Community CollegeTexas
Wharton County Junior College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,504Net price$4,666View data
Panola College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
To aid Panola College in accomplishing its mission of providing excellence in education by supporting institutional planning and decision making; to work in conjunction with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness towards the continuous improvement of Panola College; to aid Panola College in satisfying accrediting requirements for SACSCOC and other accrediting agencies; to comply with state and federal reporting mandates.
Visit IR office page- Tryphena WalkerDirector of Institutional Research & Planning
- Kelly OvermanInstitutional Research and Planning Coordinator
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Panola College (8)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Fabulous FlournoyAthletics
- Ben Z. GrantPolitics
- Eric McGillBasketball
- Drew NixonPolitics
- Mykal RileyBasketball
- Chris RossBasketball
- Dexter ShouseBasketball
- Marlon TaylorBasketball
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