Community CollegePublicHSI

Trinity Valley Community College

Athens, Texas·Public, 4-year or above·Southwest·tvcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
Total enrollment
5,961
peer median 5,312
Avg net price
$3,801
-$2.8k vs Community College
Use this data
Ask Clema

About

Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) is a public community college based in Athens, Texas. It has six campuses serving five counties across the southeast and eastern parts of the state.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
27%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
24%
Non-Pell
32%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-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 57 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 47 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
57
Passing
9
15.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.8% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.8%
+1.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

57programs
  • Passing9 · 15.8%
  • No Data47 · 82.5%
  • Failing1 · 1.8%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
8
No data
47

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.

10
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
-45.8%
$18,037 vs $33,298
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+24.5%
$41,442 vs $33,298
Education General
Associate Degree · Education
+30.2%
$43,369 vs $33,298
Precision Metal Working
Associate Degree · Precision Production
+32.0%
$43,964 vs $33,298
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+33.3%
$44,371 vs $33,298
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+37.9%
$45,926 vs $33,298
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+41.2%
$47,004 vs $33,298
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+47.2%
$49,001 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
40%
$17,824 debt · $44,371 earn
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
31%
$5,500 debt · $18,037 earn
Education General
Associate Degree · Education
25%
$10,750 debt · $43,369 earn
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
21%
$10,000 debt · $47,004 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$9,761 debt · $49,001 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
19%
$8,000 debt · $41,442 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$11,528 debt · $67,688 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$8,812 debt · $60,204 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 1952Next review Jun 2027

Action history · 23

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    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$1,714
$30–48k$2,725
$48–75k$5,880
$75–110k$10,876
$110k+$12,899

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

Avg net price
$3,801
-$2,844vs Community College median $6,646
Federal loans
13.3%
In-state tuition
$2,640
Out-of-state
$5,970

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,409 students received $11.6M in Pell grants, alongside $4.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,409
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.6M
$11,624,049 total
Direct Loans
$4.5M
1,443 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.2M
768 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.2M
665 loan awards
Parent PLUS$61K
10 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 790 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (4.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.3%
+2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
790
Defaulted
34
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.9%
2017
20.9%
2018
17.1%
2019
4.3%
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 TVCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs38
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

956 total completions
01Liberal Arts
71574.8%
02Health Professions
16917.7%
03Education
212.2%
04Business
181.9%
05Engineering Tech
70.7%
06Precision Production
70.7%
07Security/Protective
60.6%
08Legal Professions
50.5%
09Agriculture
50.5%
10Mechanic
30.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
5,961
12-mo unduplicated
7,722
Undergraduate
7,722
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%3,058
Women
60%4,664

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.8%
Hispanic
28.5%
Black
12.7%
Unknown
2.1%
Two or more
1.7%
Non-resident
1.4%
Asian
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
331
188 M · 143 W
Women athletes
43.2%
Athletic aid
$1.9M
Total student aid
Budget
$5.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$673K
$845K
Recruiting expense
$51K
$50K
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$48K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Football
83 M ·
$1.3M
Soccer
21 M · 17 W
$496K
Basketball
15 M · 12 W
$938K
Other Sports
· 24 W
$1.0M
Volleyball
· 19 W
$440K
Softball
· 16 W
$536K

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
0.56
3 offenses · 5,362 students

3-year trend

0.362 yrs ago0.731 yr ago0.56Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
2
Fondling
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Weapons10
Drugs117
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was 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
21.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
149

TVCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions TVCC 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
SubjectTrinity Valley Community College
27%5,961$3,801Community College
Alvin Community College
5,872$4,233Community College
Amarillo College
9,262$6,040Community College
Barton County Community College
5,092$11,865Community College
Bossier Parish Community College
5,561$9,840Community College
Central Texas College
8,373$6,408Community College
Grayson College
4,324$4,984Community College
Hill College
4,158$6,615Community College
Holmes Community College
5,039$5,980Community College
Howard College
4,101$7,681Community College
Hutchinson Community College
5,119$5,300Community College
Iowa Western Community College
5,540$11,574Community College
Kilgore College
7,198$6,629Community College
Laramie County Community College
4,193$7,143Community College
Laredo College
11,029$5,309Baccalaureate
Navarro College
6,557$14,579Community College
North Dakota State College of Science
3,367$10,802Community College
Northeast Texas Community College
3,208$8,590Community College
Panola College
2,691$7,429Community College
Paris Junior College
4,533$6,662Community College
South Plains College
9,098$7,062Community College
Vernon College
2,299$6,571Community College
Weatherford College
6,520$8,664Community College
Wharton County Junior College
5,504$5,021Community College
Peer group median27%5,312$6,646

TVCC Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
Research [at] tvcc.edu
Phone
903-675-6313
Address
Room 110 - General Studies Building, 100 Cardinal Drive, Athens, TX 75751

Our purpose is to collect and transform data into information that will aid data-driven decision making in support of TVCC's overall mission.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Sabrina Barron
    Institutional Effectiveness + Research Analyst
  • Brad Burnett
    Senior Research & Assessment Analyst
  • Michael Miller
    Data Analyst

Reports & documents (1)

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

Grants & funding (4)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Notable alumni of TVCC (2)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Adut Bulgak
    Athletics
  • Shawn Kemp
    Athletics

Frequently asked questions about Trinity Valley Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about TVCC.

What is the graduation rate at Trinity Valley Community College?

Trinity Valley Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Trinity Valley Community College?

Trinity Valley Community College reports a total enrollment of 5,961 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Trinity Valley Community College?

The average net price at Trinity Valley Community College is $3,801 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Trinity Valley Community College located?

Trinity Valley Community College is located in Athens, Texas 75751.

Who runs Institutional Research at Trinity Valley Community College?

Trinity Valley Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

Have a question this page can’t answer?

Ask Clema anything about Trinity Valley Community College and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.

Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card