Public · Community college

San Jacinto Community College

Pasadena, Texas · Midsize city

11%
Transfer rate
$12,143
Avg net price
30%
Grad / completion
$43,062
Median earnings

San Jacinto Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Pasadena, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 22,969 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicLarge · 22,969 undergradsMidsize cityNJCAA Division INear the coast

About Pasadena, Texas

Pasadena is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County. The pirate Jean Lafitte established a short-lived kingdom based in Galveston in the early 19th century with bases and hide-outs around the bay and around Clear Lake. Lafitte was forced to leave in 1821 by the U.S. Navy. Pasadena also has a community theater, an annual rodeo, and the Pasadena Philharmonic. The city's newspaper is the Pasadena Citizen. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
Nearest big city
17 miles to Houston, TX
To the ocean
5 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to William P. Hobby (HOU) · major hub

How San Jacinto Community College compares

Graduation rate30%

Higher than 13% · #215 of 253 in Texas

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,062

Higher than 79% · #25 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$12,143

Cheaper than 61% · #81 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio24 : 1

Lower than 16%

Undergraduate enrollment22,969

Larger than 99%

Percentiles compare San Jacinto Community 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

22,969undergrads
  • Women13,73160%
  • Men9,23840%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White17%
  • Black9.4%
  • Hispanic63%
  • Asian4.5%
  • 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
22,969
Student–faculty ratio
24 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
20%
Median family income
$22,004
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$72,945
Endowment
$32,606,411

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 6,469 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Texas97%
  • Other U.S. states0.5%
  • International2.5%

Most first-years stay in state — San Jacinto Community College draws overwhelmingly from Texas.

3% came from outside the U.S. 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
$2,490
Out-of-state tuition
$6,690
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,470
Total cost of attendance
$21,293
Average net price
$12,143

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
30%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
11%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,337
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,062
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
2%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
29%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
30%
Low-income (Pell)
26%
First-generation
26%

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
68 (42 men · 26 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 (2)

Baseball42
Softball26

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
16

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (31,812 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.

6.7reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year5.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
2.7
Burglary
2.3
Fondling
0.7
Aggravated assault
0.7
Arson
0.3

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.

< $30k
$10,868
$30–48k
$11,807
$48–75k
$14,027
$75–110k
$15,970
$110k+
$20,279

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.

1%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,222
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 1% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,222. 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 3,824 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)
$43,062
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
22%
Out-earn a HS grad
55%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.2 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
$39,396
Men
$51,535

Men out-earn women by $12,139 (31%) 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
46°F
Annual rain
55.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.06.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Houston Hobby AP, TX US station (10.2 mi from campus).

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.