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Temple College

Temple, Texas·Public, 2-year·Southwest·templejc.edu
6-yr Graduation
32%
Total enrollment
5,274
peer median 6,105
Avg net price
$6,934
+$534 vs Community College
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About

Temple College is a public community college located in Temple, Texas, offering over 80 associate degree and certificate programs. It was founded 100 years ago, indicating its establishment around 1923. The institution emphasizes university transfer pathways and hands-on workforce training.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
32%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
18%
Non-Pell
27%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-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 68 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 61 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
68
Passing
7
10.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

68programs
  • Passing7 · 10.3%
  • No Data61 · 89.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
61

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.

7
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+1.8%
$33,898 vs $33,298
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+10.6%
$36,835 vs $33,298
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+31.8%
$43,899 vs $33,298
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+46.4%
$48,752 vs $33,298
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+111.2%
$70,328 vs $33,298
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+118.4%
$72,738 vs $33,298
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+174.4%
$91,365 vs $33,298

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+1.8%
+$600

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
30%
$11,000 debt · $36,835 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
27%
$12,000 debt · $43,899 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
27%
$13,000 debt · $48,752 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$15,451 debt · $72,738 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$14,872 debt · $80,992 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$14,875 debt · $91,365 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$9,500 debt · $67,236 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 1959Next review Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 15

  1. 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
  2. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  4. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Dec 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    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$4,774
$30–48k$5,329
$48–75k$6,983
$75–110k$8,703
$110k+$10,880

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

Avg net price
$6,934
+$534vs Community College median $6,400
Federal loans
23.6%
In-state tuition
$3,000
Out-of-state
$6,696

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,570 students received $11.4M in Pell grants, alongside $8.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,570
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.4M
$11,369,193 total
Direct Loans
$8.2M
2,178 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$3.5M
1,123 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.6M
1,042 loan awards
Parent PLUS$94K
13 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 1,083 borrowers who entered repayment, 43 (3.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.9%
+1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,083
Defaulted
43
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.6%
2017
18.8%
2018
12.1%
2019
3.9%
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 Temple College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs55
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

684 total completions
01Liberal Arts
30144.0%
02Health Professions
21731.7%
03Business
537.7%
04Computer Sciences
233.4%
05Visual/Performing Arts
223.2%
06Education
213.1%
07Psychology
192.8%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
111.6%
09Biological Sciences
91.3%
10Security/Protective
81.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,274
12-mo unduplicated
6,398
Undergraduate
6,398
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%2,155
Women
66%4,243

Race / ethnicity composition

White
37.4%
Hispanic
33.3%
Black
17.1%
Two or more
6.0%
Unknown
3.2%
Asian
2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
96
46 M · 50 W
Women athletes
52.1%
Athletic aid
$538K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$233K
$306K
Recruiting expense
$7K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$53K
$25K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
32 M ·
$448K
Basketball
14 M · 13 W
$462K
Softball
· 20 W
$398K
Volleyball
· 17 W
$173K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.43
2 offenses · 4,602 students

3-year trend

1.012 yrs ago0.231 yr ago0.43Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • On campus1
  • Public property1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs20
Liquor10

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.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
133

Temple College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Temple College 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
SubjectTemple College
32%5,274$6,934Community College
Amarillo College
9,262$6,040Community College
Angelina College
3,890$8,900Community College
Brazosport College
3,812$3,022Baccalaureate
Del Mar College
10,256$4,250Community College
Hill College
4,158$6,615Community College
Kilgore College
7,198$6,629Community College
McLennan Community College
7,850$6,185Community College
Midland College
5,690$5,720Baccalaureate
Odessa College
9,981$9,296Community College
Victoria College
3,276$4,550Community College
Weatherford College
6,520$8,664Community College
Peer group median32%6,105$6,400

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about Temple College

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

What is the graduation rate at Temple College?

Temple College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 32% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Temple College?

Temple College reports a total enrollment of 5,274 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Temple College?

The average net price at Temple College is $6,934 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Temple College located?

Temple College is located in Temple, Texas 76504-7435.

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