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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
$10,682
+$5.5k 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.

IPEDS
Overall completion
32%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

24.6pp gap
Pell recipients
18%21 of 114
Non-Pell (all)
43%58 of 136
Subsidized loan, no Pell
27%4 of 15
No Federal Aid
45%54 of 121

Non-Pell students graduate at a 24.6-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 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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$10,262
$30–48k$10,031
$48–75k$11,563
$75–110k$11,898
$110k+$11,571

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

Avg net price
$10,682
+$5,475vs Community College median $5,208
Federal loans
21.0%
In-state tuition
$3,000
Out-of-state
$7,224

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, 2,586 students received $11.5M in Pell grants, alongside $8.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,586
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.5M
$11,496,494 total
Direct Loans
$8.6M
2,206 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$3.6M
1,135 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.8M
1,057 loan awards
Parent PLUS$104K
14 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 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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs58
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

686 total completions
01Liberal Arts
26939.2%
02Health Professions
20830.3%
03Business
7210.5%
04Computer Sciences
334.8%
05Psychology
263.8%
06Visual/Performing Arts
172.5%
07Engineering Tech
172.5%
08Biological Sciences
172.5%
09Education
142.0%
10Security/Protective
131.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
5,274
12-mo unduplicated
7,105
Undergraduate
7,105
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
34%2,423
Women
66%4,682

Race / ethnicity composition

White
34.4%
Hispanic
34.0%
Black
16.0%
Unknown
6.7%
Two or more
6.5%
Asian
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
108
57 M · 51 W
Women athletes
47.2%
Athletic aid
$577K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$230K
$347K
Recruiting expense
$15K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$61K
$27K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
40 M · —
$465K
Basketball
17 M · 14 W
$486K
Softball
— · 21 W
$349K
Volleyball
— · 16 W
$213K

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
1.48
7 offenses · 4,732 students

3-year trend

0.232 yrs ago0.431 yr ago1.48Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
6
Rape
1

By location

7total
  • On campus6
  • Non-campus1

Includes 6 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
Weapons00
Drugs90
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.

IPEDS
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.

IPEDS
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$10,682Community College
Amarillo College
——9,262$4,600Community College
Angelina College
——3,890$7,773Community College
Brazosport College
——3,812$4,732Baccalaureate
Del Mar College
——10,256$3,399Community College
Hill College
——4,158$7,577Community College
Kilgore College
——7,198$5,364Community College
McLennan Community College
——7,850$5,051Community College
Midland College
——5,690$4,512Baccalaureate
Odessa College
——9,981$6,368Community College
Victoria College
——3,276$3,043Community College
Weatherford College
——6,520$9,967Community College
Peer group median32%—6,105$5,208

Institutions like Temple College

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

IPEDS

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF
USA Spending
$15,166,488
All sources
$15,166,488

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 $10,682 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.

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.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, 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 volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts 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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