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Panola College

Carthage, Texas·Public, 2-year·Southwest·panola.edu

Panola College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 43% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data. In-district tuition and fees are $2,352 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $5,232 (2024). Fall enrollment is 2,691 students, and 3,478 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
43%
—
Total enrollment
2,691
peer median 3,149
Avg net price
$5,216
-$1.9k vs Community College
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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.

IPEDS
Overall completion
43%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

13.1pp gap
Pell recipients
38%76 of 199
Non-Pell (all)
51%70 of 137
Subsidized loan, no Pell
30%3 of 10
No Federal Aid
53%67 of 127

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.

FVT/GE

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.

Total programs
91
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

91programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data91 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
91

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.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1960Next review Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 8

  1. Nov 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Aug 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    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$4,916
$30–48k$4,838
$48–75k$6,855
$75–110k$6,519
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$5,216
-$1,925vs Community College median $7,142
Federal loans
7.3%
In-district tuition and fees
$2,352
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$5,232

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, 942 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
942
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.5M
$4,473,818 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
402 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$511K
203 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$590K
198 loan awards
Parent PLUS$9K
1 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 479 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.6%
-0.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
479
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.6%
2017
7.2%
2018
5.7%
2019
1.6%
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 Panola College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs35
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

416 total completions
01Liberal Arts
26463.5%
02Health Professions
8720.9%
03Education
276.5%
04Engineering Tech
112.6%
05Business
102.4%
06Computer Sciences
81.9%
07Mechanic
51.2%
08Visual/Performing Arts
30.7%
09Precision Production
10.2%
10History
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,691
12-mo unduplicated
3,478
Undergraduate
3,478
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
31%1,094
Women
69%2,384

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.8%
Black
22.6%
Hispanic
19.4%
Two or more
3.5%
Non-resident
1.8%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
108
67 M · 41 W
Women athletes
38.0%
Athletic aid
$940K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$540K
$400K
Recruiting expense
$18K
$15K
Head-coach salaries
$30K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
37 M · —
$518K
Rodeo
18 M · 14 W
$345K
Basketball
12 M · 12 W
$644K
Volleyball
— · 15 W
$282K

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
0.85
2 offenses · 2,356 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.421 yr ago0.85Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2

By location

2total
  • On campus2

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
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
67

Panola College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Panola 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
SubjectPanola College
—Open admission2,691$5,216Community College
Angelina College
—Open admission3,890$7,773Community College
Barstow Community College
—Open admission3,226$12,773Community College
Brazosport College
—Open admission3,812$4,732Baccalaureate
Carl Albert State College
—Open admission1,851$14,607Community College
Central Wyoming College
—Open admission2,205$11,634Community College
Cisco College
—Open admission3,160$9,624Community College
Clarendon College
—Open admission1,564$8,390Community College
Clovis Community College
—Open admission2,342$3,230Community College
Coastal Bend College
—Open admission4,259$4,237Community College
College of Southern Idaho
—Open admission10,176$6,095Community College
College of the Siskiyous
—Open admission1,575$11,120Community College
Eastern Arizona College
—Open admission5,213$9,197Community College
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus
—Open admission2,082$3,645Community College
Frank Phillips College
—Open admission1,801$7,953Community College
Galveston College
—Open admission2,405$8,412Community College
Hill College
—Open admission4,158$7,577Community College
Howard College
—Open admission4,101$6,147Community College
Howard Community College
—Open admission8,643$11,133Community College
Kilgore College
—Open admission7,198$5,364Community College
New Mexico Junior College
—Open admission2,235$6,524Community College
Northeast Texas Community College
—Open admission3,208$6,706Community College
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
—Open admission1,962$11,001Community College
Northern Oklahoma College
—Open admission3,138$5,625Community College
Northern Wyoming Community College District
—Open admission3,534$9,346Community College
Paris Junior College
—Open admission4,533$7,690Community College
Ranger College
—Open admission2,522$6,182Community College
Southwestern Oregon Community College
—Open admission1,551$8,527Community College
Taft College
—Open admission4,464$2,823Community College
Treasure Valley Community College
—Open admission1,483$11,172Community College
Trinity Valley Community College
—Open admission5,961$4,092Community College
Vernon College
—Open admission2,299$6,404Community College
Weatherford College
—Open admission6,520$9,967Community College
Western Texas College
—Open admission1,385$3,562Community College
Western Wyoming Community College
—Open admission2,653$6,591Community College
Wharton County Junior College
—Open admission5,504$4,666Community College
Peer group median——3,149$7,142

Institutions like Panola College

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

IPEDS
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Angelina College

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

    Barstow Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    3,226
    Net price
    $12,773
  • BaccalaureateTexas

    Brazosport College

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

    Carl Albert State College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    1,851
    Net price
    $14,607
  • Community CollegeWyoming

    Central Wyoming College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,205
    Net price
    $11,634
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Cisco College

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

    Clarendon College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    1,564
    Net price
    $8,390
  • Community CollegeNew Mexico

    Clovis Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,342
    Net price
    $3,230
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Coastal Bend College

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

    College of Southern Idaho

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    10,176
    Net price
    $6,095
  • Community CollegeCalifornia

    College of the Siskiyous

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    1,575
    Net price
    $11,120
  • Community CollegeArizona

    Eastern Arizona College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    5,213
    Net price
    $9,197
  • Community CollegeNew Mexico

    Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,082
    Net price
    $3,645
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Frank Phillips College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    1,801
    Net price
    $7,953
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Galveston College

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

    Hill College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    4,158
    Net price
    $7,577
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Howard College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    4,101
    Net price
    $6,147
  • Community CollegeMaryland

    Howard Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    8,643
    Net price
    $11,133
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Kilgore College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    7,198
    Net price
    $5,364
  • Community CollegeNew Mexico

    New Mexico Junior College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,235
    Net price
    $6,524
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Northeast Texas Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    3,208
    Net price
    $6,706
  • Community CollegeOklahoma

    Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    1,962
    Net price
    $11,001
  • Community CollegeOklahoma

    Northern Oklahoma College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    3,138
    Net price
    $5,625
  • Community CollegeWyoming

    Northern Wyoming Community College District

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    3,534
    Net price
    $9,346
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Paris Junior College

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

    Ranger College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,522
    Net price
    $6,182
  • Community CollegeOregon

    Southwestern Oregon Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    1,551
    Net price
    $8,527
  • Community CollegeCalifornia

    Taft College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    4,464
    Net price
    $2,823
  • Community CollegeOregon

    Treasure Valley Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    1,483
    Net price
    $11,172
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Trinity Valley Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    5,961
    Net price
    $4,092
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Vernon College

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

    Weatherford College

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

    Western Texas College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    1,385
    Net price
    $3,562
  • Community CollegeWyoming

    Western Wyoming Community College

    Grad rate
    —
    Admit rate
    Open admission
    Enrollment
    2,653
    Net price
    $6,591
  • Community CollegeTexas

    Wharton County Junior College

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

Panola College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
903-693-2075
Address
Panola Main Campus, 1109 W. Panola, Carthage, Texas 75633

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
Team
2 members
  • Tryphena Walker
    Director of Institutional Research & Planning
  • Kelly Overman
    Institutional 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 Flournoy
    Athletics
  • Ben Z. Grant
    Politics
  • Eric McGill
    Basketball
  • Drew Nixon
    Politics
  • Mykal Riley
    Basketball
  • Chris Ross
    Basketball
  • Dexter Shouse
    Basketball
  • Marlon Taylor
    Basketball

Frequently asked questions about Panola College

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

What is the acceptance rate at Panola College?

Panola 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 Panola College?

At Panola College, 43% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data.

How many students attend Panola College?

Panola College reports a total enrollment of 2,691 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Panola College?

The average net price at Panola College is $5,216 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Panola College located?

Panola College is located in Carthage, Texas 75633-2397.

Who runs Institutional Research at Panola College?

Panola College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

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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