Public · Community college
Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas · Midsize city
- 10%
- Transfer rate
- $4,600
- Avg net price
- 32%
- Grad / completion
- $41,302
- Median earnings
Amarillo College is a public associate-granting institution in Amarillo, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 7,399 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.
About Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Potter County, though most of the southern half of the city extends into Randall County. During April 1887, John T. Berry, from Abilene, Texas, established a site for a town, choosing a well-watered section along the right-of-way of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway that was building across the Texas Panhandle. The Palo Duro Canyon State Park is the United States' second largest canyon system, after the Grand Canyon and is located south of Amarillo. The canyon is a prominent mountain biking destination and hosts the annual 50-mile Palo Duro Canyon Trail Run. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to Amarillo, TX
- To the ocean
- 540 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to Rick Husband Amarillo (AMA)
How Amarillo College compares
Higher than 16% · #206 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 40%
Higher than 74% · #38 of 206 in Texas
Cheaper than 92% · #24 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 14%
Lower than 35%
Larger than 94%
Percentiles compare Amarillo College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Texas.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women4,57662%
- Men2,82338%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White35%
- Black6.0%
- Hispanic50%
- Asian3.2%
- Other or multiracial6.0%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 7,399
- Student–faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Students over 25
- 28%
- Median family income
- $24,043
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $55,395
- Endowment
- $5,773,045
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 1,491 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From Texas99%
- Other U.S. states0.9%
Most first-years stay in state — Amarillo College draws overwhelmingly from Texas.
Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $2,136
- Out-of-state tuition
- $4,704
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $2,072
- Total cost of attendance
- $10,854
- Average net price
- $4,600
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 32%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Transferred to another college
- 10%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,698
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,302
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
- Students with federal loans
- 12%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 34%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
- Athletics
- NJCAA Division I
- Varsity athletes
- 79 (54 men · 25 women)
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Varsity sports (3)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.3 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 9
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 8 campuses (9,262 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 18% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,078. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,082 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $41,302
- Typical debt at graduation
- $15,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 36%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 50%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $15,952 (45%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 92°F
- Winter low
- 22°F
- Annual rain
- 19.7″
- Annual snow
- 17.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Amarillo 7Ene, TX US station (8.4 mi from campus).
What Amarillo College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.