Community Colleges in Texas

Lone Star College System

Public

The Woodlands, Texas · Midsize city · 30 mi to Houston

Students

45,188

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

29%

Earnings

$42k

Dallas College

Public

Dallas, Texas · Large city · 1 mi to Dallas

Students

43,869

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

14%

Earnings

$42k

Tarrant County College District

Public

Fort Worth, Texas · Large city · < 1 mi to Fort Worth

Students

42,300

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

24%

Earnings

$43k

Houston City College

Public

Houston, Texas · Large city · 1 mi to Houston

Students

40,503

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

17%

Earnings

$39k

Austin Community College District

Public

Austin, Texas · Large city · 4 mi to Austin

Students

30,189

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

30%

Earnings

$43k

McKinney, Texas · Large suburb · 28 mi to Dallas

Students

26,449

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

26%

Earnings

$49k

El Paso Community College

Public

El Paso, Texas · Large city · 7 mi to El Paso

Students

24,214

Tuition

$4k

Transfer

13%

Earnings

$35k

San Jacinto Community College

Public

Pasadena, Texas · Midsize city · 17 mi to Houston

Students

22,969

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

11%

Earnings

$43k

San Antonio, Texas · Large city · 2 mi to San Antonio

Students

16,416

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

18%

Earnings

$40k

South Texas College

Public

McAllen, Texas · Midsize city · 2 mi to McAllen

Students

15,856

Tuition

$5k

Transfer

15%

Earnings

$37k

Brenham, Texas · Distant town · 68 mi to Houston

Students

15,535

Tuition

$5k

Transfer

34%

Earnings

$46k

San Antonio, Texas · Large city · 13 mi to San Antonio

Students

13,993

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

21%

Earnings

$42k

San Antonio, Texas · Large city · 3 mi to San Antonio

Students

12,914

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

12%

Earnings

$38k

Del Mar College

Public

Corpus Christi, Texas · Large city · 3 mi to Corpus Christi

Students

9,501

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

15%

Earnings

$39k

Texas State Technical College

Public

Waco, Texas · Midsize city · 7 mi to Waco

Students

9,437

Tuition

$7k

Transfer

9%

Earnings

$39k

Tyler Junior College

Public

Tyler, Texas · Midsize city · 90 mi to Shreveport

Students

9,087

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

28%

Earnings

$38k

San Antonio, Texas · Large city · 8 mi to San Antonio

Students

8,801

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

12%

Earnings

$37k

Amarillo, Texas · Midsize city · 3 mi to Amarillo

Students

7,399

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

10%

Earnings

$41k

Universal City, Texas · Large suburb · 13 mi to San Antonio

Students

6,471

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

29%

Earnings

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Killeen, Texas · Large suburb · 49 mi to Waco

Students

6,247

Tuition

$4k

Transfer

25%

Earnings

$41k

South Plains College

Public

Levelland, Texas · Distant town · 29 mi to Lubbock

Students

6,005

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

11%

Earnings

$41k

North Central Texas College

Public

Gainesville, Texas · Distant town · 60 mi to Fort Worth

Students

5,863

Tuition

$4k

Transfer

28%

Earnings

$46k

Laredo College

Public

Laredo, Texas · Large city · 2 mi to Laredo

Students

5,818

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

10%

Earnings

$34k

McLennan Community College

Public

Waco, Texas · Midsize city · 3 mi to Waco

Students

5,668

Tuition

$4k

Transfer

20%

Earnings

$39k

Trinity Valley Community College

Public

Athens, Texas · Distant town · 68 mi to Dallas

Students

5,655

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

19%

Earnings

$39k

Midland, Texas · Midsize city · 3 mi to Midland

Students

5,542

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

21%

Earnings

$44k

Lee College

Public

Baytown, Texas · Small city · 24 mi to Houston

Students

5,116

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

14%

Earnings

$42k

Weatherford College

Public

Weatherford, Texas · Fringe town · 27 mi to Fort Worth

Students

5,094

Tuition

$5k

Transfer

22%

Earnings

$42k

Odessa College

Public

Odessa, Texas · Midsize city · 20 mi to Midland

Students

4,654

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

0%

Earnings

$42k

Wharton County Junior College

Public

Wharton, Texas · Distant town · 53 mi to Houston

Students

4,585

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

30%

Earnings

$45k

Navarro College

Public

Corsicana, Texas · Distant town · 51 mi to Dallas

Students

3,781

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

23%

Earnings

$39k

Texas Southmost College

Public

Brownsville, Texas · Midsize city · < 1 mi to Brownsville

Students

3,372

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

0%

Earnings

$42k

College of the Mainland

Public

Texas City, Texas · Small city · 34 mi to Houston

Students

3,368

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

12%

Earnings

$40k

Alvin, Texas · Large suburb · 26 mi to Houston

Students

3,342

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

26%

Earnings

$46k

Southwest Texas College

Public

Uvalde, Texas · Remote town · 76 mi to San Antonio

Students

3,306

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

11%

Earnings

$36k

Kilgore College

Public

Kilgore, Texas · Fringe town · 66 mi to Shreveport

Students

3,215

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

23%

Earnings

$38k

Temple College

Public

Temple, Texas · Small city · 35 mi to Waco

Students

3,178

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

16%

Earnings

$39k

Grayson College

Public

Denison, Texas · Fringe rural · 65 mi to Dallas

Students

3,075

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

10%

Earnings

$41k

Lamar Institute of Technology

Public

Beaumont, Texas · Midsize city · 80 mi to Houston

Students

3,055

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

9%

Earnings

$39k

Brazosport College

Public

Lake Jackson, Texas · Small suburb · 49 mi to Houston

Students

2,622

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

0%

Earnings

$46k

Angelina College

Public

Lufkin, Texas · Remote town · 103 mi to Shreveport

Students

2,370

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

9%

Earnings

$37k

Victoria, Texas · Small city · 75 mi to Corpus Christi

Students

2,351

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

26%

Earnings

$42k

Hill College

Public

Hillsboro, Texas · Distant town · 32 mi to Waco

Students

2,253

Tuition

$4k

Transfer

18%

Earnings

$40k

Paris, Texas · Remote town · 95 mi to Dallas

Students

2,204

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

15%

Earnings

$37k

Vernon, Texas · Remote town · 136 mi to Oklahoma City

Students

2,113

Tuition

$4k

Transfer

9%

Earnings

$40k

Northeast Texas Community College

Public

Mount Pleasant, Texas · Distant rural · 77 mi to Shreveport

Students

1,973

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

25%

Earnings

$38k

Coastal Bend College

Public

Beeville, Texas · Remote town · 49 mi to Corpus Christi

Students

1,958

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

10%

Earnings

$35k

Cisco College

Public

Cisco, Texas · Remote rural · 99 mi to Fort Worth

Students

1,620

Tuition

$5k

Transfer

23%

Earnings

$39k

Howard College

Public

Big Spring, Texas · Remote town · 41 mi to Midland

Students

1,611

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

8%

Earnings

$38k

Galveston, Texas · Small city · 47 mi to Houston

Students

1,528

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

16%

Earnings

$37k

Clarendon, Texas · Remote rural · 56 mi to Amarillo

Students

1,520

Tuition

$4k

Transfer

18%

Earnings

$39k

Lamar State College-Port Arthur

Public

Port Arthur, Texas · Small city · 87 mi to Houston

Students

1,508

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

13%

Earnings

$37k

Texarkana College

Public

Texarkana, Texas · Small city · 66 mi to Shreveport

Students

1,502

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

10%

Earnings

$35k

Lamar State College-Orange

Public

Orange, Texas · Fringe town · 101 mi to Houston

Students

1,391

Tuition

$4k

Transfer

12%

Earnings

$37k

Panola College

Public

Carthage, Texas · Distant town · 44 mi to Shreveport

Students

1,388

Tuition

$2k

Transfer

10%

Earnings

$36k

Ranger, Texas · Remote rural · 81 mi to Fort Worth

Students

971

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

28%

Earnings

$36k

Frank Phillips College

Public

Borger, Texas · Distant town · 38 mi to Amarillo

Students

623

Tuition

$4k

Transfer

11%

Earnings

$37k

Western Texas College

Public

Snyder, Texas · Remote town · 83 mi to Lubbock

Students

599

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

22%

Earnings

$43k

Southwest College for the Deaf

Public

Big Spring, Texas · Remote town · 37 mi to Midland

Students

47

Tuition

$3k

Transfer

20%

Earnings

$38k