Public · Community college

Victoria College

Victoria, Texas · Small city

26%
Transfer rate
$3,043
Avg net price
29%
Grad / completion
$42,382
Median earnings

Victoria College is a public associate-granting institution in Victoria, Texas (small city setting), enrolling 2,351 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 2,351 undergradsSmall cityNJCAA Division INear the coast

About Victoria, Texas

Victoria is a city in and the county seat of Victoria County, Texas, United States. Victoria was initially part of De León's Colony, which had been founded that same year. Theatre Victoria offers six productions in a season, including the Victoria Symphony Orchestra and Victoria Ballet. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
21 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Victoria (VCT)

How Victoria College compares

Graduation rate29%

Higher than 12% · #219 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention60%

Higher than 24%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$42,382

Higher than 77% · #32 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$3,043

Cheaper than 96% · #9 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$10,500

Lower than 42%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment2,351

Larger than 83%

Percentiles compare Victoria 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

2,351undergrads
  • Women1,63369%
  • Men71831%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White29%
  • Black5.0%
  • Hispanic60%
  • Asian1.9%
  • Other or multiracial4.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,351
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
37%
First-generation students
51%
Students over 25
29%
Median family income
$22,254
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$63,099
Endowment
$24,840,414

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 548 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Texas99%

Most first-years stay in state — Victoria 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
$2,976
Out-of-state tuition
$5,328
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,600
Total cost of attendance
$10,514
Average net price
$3,043

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
29%
First-year retention
60%
Transferred to another college
26%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,679
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,382
Median debt at graduation
$10,500
Students with federal loans
7%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
36%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
29%
Low-income (Pell)
23%
First-generation
23%

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
13 (9 men · 4 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 (1)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)13

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)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (3,276 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.

1.0reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
1.0

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
$2,144
$30–48k
$4,101
$48–75k
$4,165
$75–110k
$5,188
$110k+

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.

22%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,155
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 22% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,155. 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 290 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)
$42,382
Typical debt at graduation
$10,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
25%
Out-earn a HS grad
52%

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
$37,389
Men
$57,888

Men out-earn women by $20,499 (55%) 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
42°F
Annual rain
39.4″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Victoria Fire Dept #5, TX US station (3.9 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.