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Tarrant County College District

Fort Worth, Texas·Public, 2-year·Southwest·tccd.edu
6-yr Graduation
34%
Total enrollment
43,928
peer median 17,333
Avg net price
$6,073
+$604 vs Community College
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Tarrant County College District (TCCD) is a public community college in Tarrant County, Texas. Commonly known as Tarrant County College, TCC offers associate degrees and certificates, academic transfer programs, technical and occupational programs, continuing education, and community classes.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
34%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

14.0pp gap
Pell recipients
36%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 102 Title IV programs, 11 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
102
Passing
11
10.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

102programs
  • Passing11 · 10.8%
  • No Data91 · 89.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
11
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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

11
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+38.4%
$46,074 vs $33,298
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+43.2%
$47,675 vs $33,298
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+43.4%
$47,741 vs $33,298
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+50.9%
$50,244 vs $33,298
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+65.6%
$55,136 vs $33,298
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+87.0%
$62,271 vs $33,298
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+88.0%
$62,594 vs $33,298
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+103.3%
$67,705 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

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

12
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
76%
$23,217 debt · $30,600 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
32%
$15,041 debt · $47,675 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
26%
$12,693 debt · $49,328 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$12,068 debt · $50,244 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
21%
$13,417 debt · $62,594 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
21%
$10,500 debt · $49,705 earn
Computer and Information Sciences General
Undergraduate Certificate · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
19%
$10,424 debt · $53,883 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
19%
$9,174 debt · $47,741 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1969Next review Jun 2034

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 21

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Sep 2025Grant 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,970
$30–48k$5,682
$48–75k$7,618
$75–110k$9,513
$110k+$11,273

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

Avg net price
$6,073
+$604vs Community College median $5,470
Federal loans
7.7%
In-state tuition
$1,728
Out-of-state
$8,235

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 18,054 students received $78.8M in Pell grants, alongside $26.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
18,054
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$78.8M
$78,813,105 total
Direct Loans
$26.8M
8,203 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

14k
20
14k
21
15k
22
15k
23
18k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$12.5M
4,317 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$14.3M
3,886 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.

Of 4,010 borrowers who entered repayment, 207 (5.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.1%
+2.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,010
Defaulted
207
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.2%
2017
18.8%
2018
14.4%
2019
5.1%
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 TCCD

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs86
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

5,577 total completions
01Liberal Arts
4,28376.8%
02Health Professions
4468.0%
03Business
2734.9%
04Computer Sciences
2023.6%
05Education
931.7%
06Mechanic
881.6%
07Engineering Tech
861.5%
08Comm. Technologies
430.8%
09Security/Protective
380.7%
10Engineering
250.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
43,928
12-mo unduplicated
64,887
Undergraduate
64,887
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
42%27,183
Women
58%37,704

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
36.5%
White
25.9%
Black
16.5%
Unknown
9.0%
Asian
6.6%
Two or more
3.7%
Non-resident
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.72
29 offenses · 40,131 students

3-year trend

0.352 yrs ago0.911 yr ago0.72Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
77
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
108
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
10
Motor vehicle theft
8
Rape
4
Aggravated assault
3
Burglary
2
Statutory rape
2

By location

29total
  • On campus25
  • Non-campus2
  • Public property2

VAWA offenses

6
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
39
Stalking
45 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons50
Drugs165
Liquor03

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 3 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
769

TCCD vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions TCCD selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
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
SubjectTarrant County College District
34%43,928$6,073Community College
Bergen Community College
11,720$9,376Community College
Blinn College District
18,095$17,225Community College
Cerritos College
21,859$693Community College
Chaffey College
22,460$5,743Community College
Citrus College
10,429$3,800Community College
College of the Sequoias
14,494$29Community College
Community College of Philadelphia
12,926$13,306Community College
Community College of Rhode Island
12,275$5,240Community College
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
20,123$4,907Community College
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
14,494$5,699Community College
Diablo Valley College
17,228$6,142Community College
El Camino Community College District
21,664$5,170Community College
El Paso Community College
25,567$4,154Community College
Fullerton College
19,521$8,090Community College
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
90.8%17,437$10,102Community College
Glendale Community College
12,075$7,461Community College
Grossmont College
14,440$2,755Community College
Long Beach City College
24,985$5,001Community College
Merced College
12,472$4,260Community College
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
13,523$8,165Community College
Moorpark College
14,583$742Community College
Nassau Community College
12,301$5,736Community College
Orange Coast College
17,096$4,754Community College
Pasadena City College
24,597$3,123Community College
Riverside City College
21,730$4,026Community College
Santa Barbara City College
12,334$10,029Community College
Southwestern College
20,986$10,893Community College
Suffolk County Community College
19,973$4,882Community College
Wake Technical Community College
24,609$6,935Community College
Peer group median34%90.8%17,333$5,470

TCCD Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Tarrant County College District
Email
institutional.effectiveness [at] tccd.edu
Address
Tarrant County College

The Office of Institutional Research supports the District's efforts to continually improve by overseeing the systematic documentation of performance measures for all administrative planning units through the institutional effectiveness process.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Abbie Arellano
    IRB Institutional Research Representative, Director of Research Trinity River Campus

Reports & documents (3)

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

Frequently asked questions about Tarrant County College District

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about TCCD.

What is the graduation rate at Tarrant County College District?

Tarrant County College District reports a 6-year graduation rate of 34% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Tarrant County College District?

Tarrant County College District reports a total enrollment of 43,928 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Tarrant County College District?

The average net price at Tarrant County College District is $6,073 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Tarrant County College District located?

Tarrant County College District is located in Fort Worth, Texas 76102.

Who runs Institutional Research at Tarrant County College District?

Tarrant County College District's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Tarrant County College District.

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