San Antonio College
About
San Antonio College (SAC) is a public community college in San Antonio, Texas. It is part of the Alamo Colleges District and the oldest public two-year college in Texas. The college has an average semester enrollment of 22,028 credit students and an average annual enrollment of 16,000 other-than-credit students. San Antonio College is the largest single-campus community college in Texas and one of the largest in the United States.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 97 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 86 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing10 · 10.3%
- No Data86 · 88.7%
- Failing1 · 1.0%
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
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 · 6
Action history · 23
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
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, 9,469 students received $45.8M in Pell grants, alongside $8.2M 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 1,170 borrowers who entered repayment, 30 (2.5%) 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 San Antonio 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
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 campus4
- Public property3
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.
San Antonio College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions San Antonio 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSan Antonio College | 26% | — | 19,901 | $5,290 | Community College |
Austin Community College District | — | — | 39,727 | $6,306 | Baccalaureate |
Collin County Community College District | — | — | 39,548 | $8,986 | Baccalaureate |
Dallas College | — | — | 69,749 | $4,146 | Community College |
El Paso Community College | — | — | 25,567 | $4,154 | Community College |
Houston Community College | — | — | 53,253 | $6,738 | Community College |
Lone Star College System | — | — | 73,077 | $9,322 | Community College |
Northwest Vista College | — | — | 20,060 | $4,546 | Community College |
Palo Alto College | — | — | 12,395 | $4,374 | Community College |
San Jacinto Community College | — | — | 31,812 | $7,540 | Community College |
South Texas College | 20% | — | 27,431 | $1,291 | Baccalaureate |
St Philip's College | — | — | 17,299 | $4,873 | Community College |
Tarrant County College District | — | — | 43,928 | $6,073 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 23% | — | 31,812 | $5,290 |
San Antonio College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Institutional Research Department at San Antonio College is to facilitate institutional decision making at San Antonio College by providing integrated analysis and research needed by decision makers, building data collections, facilitating access to data, and providing training and tools.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Eliza HernandezDirector of Institutional Research, Planning and Effectiveness
- Savithra Eratne, Ph.D.Director of Institutional Research
- Kristina (Nina) LopezIT Data Analyst
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookSan Antonio College Fact Books2025The San Antonio College Fact Book is a collection of statistical information useful for planning, reporting, and grant proposals within the College. Data may vary from other reports due to differences in sources, dates, and reporting periods, and each source is cited for accuracy. Comments and suggestions are encouraged and can be directed to the Institutional Research & Effectiveness Office.alamo.edu
- Strategic planSan Antonio College Strategic Plan2025San Antonio College's Strategic Plan for 2025-2028 aims to empower community success through educational initiatives that target student success, leadership, excellence, and equity. Key strategic priorities include improving enrollment and graduation rates, enhancing student services, and creating data-driven academic pathways. The college also commits to a 'Moonshot' goal of eliminating intergenerational poverty, supported by rigorous assessment and evaluation processes to ensure continuous improvement and alignment with broader district objectives.alamo.edu
Grants & funding (15)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- awardAlamo College OER Consortium Project: “Open Textbooks Pilot Program”Department of Educationinstitution_site$1,963,747
- awardTRIO STEM Student Support Services ProjectDepartment of Educationinstitution_site$1,361,820
- awardTRIO Veterans Student Support ServicesDepartment of Educationinstitution_site$1,361,820
- awardNursing Shortage Reduction ProgramTexas Higher Education Coordinating Boardinstitution_site$1,317,683
- awardAlamo Colleges Advocacy Consortium Project: DOE Advocacy Grant Basic Needs Program – Supporting Student Success – District ProgramDepartment of Educationinstitution_site$900,000
- awardTexas Reskilling and Upskilling Through Education (TRUE) 2025–2027 – Workforce EducationTexas Higher Education Coordinating Boardinstitution_site$800,000
- awardTexas Reskilling and Upskilling Through Education (TRUE)Texas Higher Education Coordinating Boardinstitution_site$500,000
- awardSAC TWC JOBS and Education for Texas (JET) GrantTexas Workforce Commissioninstitution_site$350,000
- awardConsortium: PAC THECB SSAP 2.0 Grant – Emergency Aid (SAC)Texas Higher Education Coordinating Boardinstitution_site$250,000
- awardNAHP Nursing and Allied Health Program & Other Related Education ProgramsTexas Higher Education Coordinating Boardinstitution_site$150,000
- awardTHECB MMA Bridge College Readiness and Success Models CRSMTexas Higher Education Coordinating Boardinstitution_site$125,000
- awardReady for Pell Implementation Grant - Jobs for the Future/AscendiumAscendiuminstitution_site$120,000
- awardThe Prison Education Project of San Antonio (PEPSA) Academic ProgramThe Sunshine Lady Foundationinstitution_site$24,525
- awardSouth Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center NetworkSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administrationinstitution_site$17,000
- awardVOLARÉ Institute 2025–2026National Science Foundationinstitution_site
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