Public · Community college

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, Texas · Distant town

28%
Transfer rate: $6,587
Avg net price: 35%
Grad / completion: $45,809
Median earnings

North Central Texas College is a public associate-granting institution in Gainesville, Texas (distant town setting), enrolling 5,863 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 5,863 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Gainesville, Texas

Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Cooke County, Texas, United States and is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK combined statistical area. Founded in 1850, the city of Gainesville was established on a 40-acre (16 ha) tract of land donated by Mary E. Clark. City residents called their new community "Liberty", which proved short-lived, as Liberty, Texas, already existed. Gainesville is the headquarters of Safran Seats USA LLC ("SSUSA"); a company dedicated to the design and manufacturing of commercial airline seat systems. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 60 miles to Fort Worth, TX
To the ocean: 295 miles
Nearest airport: 50 miles to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) · major hub

How North Central Texas College compares

#64 · Community Colleges with the Best Transfer Rates

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 19% · #197 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention66%

Higher than 35%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$45,809

Higher than 85% · #20 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$6,587

Cheaper than 84% · #44 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$11,250

Lower than 34%

Student–faculty ratio19 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment5,863

Larger than 93%

Percentiles compare North Central Texas 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

Women3,37758%
Men2,48642%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White47%
Black11%
Hispanic28%
Asian3.3%
Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 5,863
Student–faculty ratio: 19 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 21%
First-generation students: 43%
Students over 25: 22%
Median family income: $29,229
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $62,280
Endowment: $16,340,503

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $3,600
Out-of-state tuition: $5,739
Room & board: $6,102
Books & supplies: $1,680
Total cost of attendance: $10,200
Average net price: $6,587

Outcomes

Graduated: 35%
First-year retention: 66%
Transferred to another college: 28%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $38,779
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $45,809
Median debt at graduation: $11,250
Students with federal loans: 20%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 36%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

35%

Low-income (Pell)

17%

First-generation

16%

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: Yes
Dorm capacity: 134
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 2%
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes: 131 (70 men · 61 women)

Varsity sports (5)

Baseball47

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)32

Softball23

Golf15

Volleyball14

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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.

< $30k

$5,439

$30–48k

$5,505

$48–75k

$7,059

$75–110k

$8,250

$110k+

$10,096

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.

33%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,222

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 33% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,222. 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 675 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): $45,809
Typical debt at graduation: $11,250
Debt vs. one year's pay: 25%
Out-earn a HS grad: 56%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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.

Women

$41,961

Men

$51,246

Men out-earn women by $9,285 (22%) 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: 94°F
Winter low: 32°F
Annual rain: 42.8″
Annual snow: 2.6″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gainesville 5 Ene, TX US station (6.4 mi from campus).

What North Central Texas College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

833 grads$35k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$12k debt

833$34,615$48,226$11,546 Fire ProtectionCert.

87 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

87———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

84 grads$48k 1 yr$54k 5 yr$18k debt

84$47,879$53,689$18,499 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

81 grads$65k 1 yr$73k 5 yr$22k debt

81$65,491$73,223$21,948 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

77 grads$11k 1 yr— 5 yr$7k debt

77$10,963—$6,812 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

43 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$16k debt

43——$16,352 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

39 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

39———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

32 grads$59k 1 yr— 5 yr$19k debt

32$59,480—$19,425 Information Science/StudiesAssoc.

23 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$12k debt

23——$12,000 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

23 grads$27k 1 yr— 5 yr$21k debt

23$26,503—$21,136 Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssoc.

22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

22———Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

21 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

21———

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.