Top Texas Community Colleges Ranking

Texas Community Colleges Statistics

A Community college, sometimes called junior college, technical college, or city college, are primarily two-year public institutions providing lower-level education, also known as continuing education. It grants certificates, diplomas, and/or associate degrees. Many students transfer in 4 year colleges after completing their studies in community colleges.

There are 73 Texas Community Colleges - 64 public and 9 private schools. The 2023 average tuition & fees of the schools is $4,561 for state residents and $8,768 for out-of-state students.

The next table shows the key academic facts for all Texas Community Colleges. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Texas Community Colleges at Texas Community Colleges Statistics page.

2022-2023 Texas Community Colleges Statistics
	Top 10 Texas Community Colleges	All Texas Community Colleges
Number of Schools	10 schools (all public)	73 schools (64 public, 9 private)
Tuition & Fees
In-State	$4,866	$4,561
Out-of-State	$7,742	$8,768
Average Financial Aid	$3,587	$4,457
Population	225,042	764,116
Graduation Rate	24.44%	28.15%
Transfer-out Rate	19.11%	16.86%
Students to Faculty Ratio	20.40 to 1	19.19 to 1

Top Texas Community Colleges Comparison

The next table lists the top 10 Texas Community Colleges for academic year 2022-2023. San Jacinto Community College ranked top in the Top Texas Community Colleges Ranking and Houston Community College and San Antonio College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $7,742 for undergraduate programs. The average students to faculty ratio is 20.40 to 1 for top Texas Community Colleges. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.

2022-2023 Top Texas Community Colleges Comparison
Rank^*	Name	Tuition & Fees	Average Financial Aid	Population	Graduation Rate	Online Learning	Students to Faculty Ratio
1	San Jacinto Community College Request Info Public, 4-yearsPasadena, TX	$5,352 ($3,456)	$2,927	30,593	32%	offered	23 to 1
2	Houston Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsHouston, TX	$5,460 ($4,344)	$4,032	48,159	17%	offered	19 to 1
3	San Antonio College Request Info Public, 4-yearsSan Antonio, TX	$14,422 ($6,892)	$3,531	18,233	25%	offered	24 to 1
4	Lone Star College System Request Info Public, 4-yearsThe Woodlands, TX	$8,700 ($6,930)	$1,757	68,415	18%	offered	21 to 1
5	North Central Texas College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsGainesville, TX	$7,200 ($4,680)	$3,580	7,360	19%	offered	19 to 1
6	Northwest Vista College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsSan Antonio, TX	$14,422 ($6,892)	$3,321	17,222	26%	offered	29 to 1
7	McLennan Community College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsWaco, TX	$5,910 ($4,200)	$4,405	6,942	32%	offered	15 to 1
8	Brookhaven College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsFarmers Branch, TX	$5,220 ($3,330)	-	13,726	-	offered	21 to 1
9	Midland College Request Info Public, 4-yearsMidland, TX	$6,030 ($4,770)	$3,193	5,404	24%	offered	14 to 1
10	Amarillo College Request Info Public, 2-4 yearsAmarillo, TX	$4,704 ($3,168)	$5,535	8,988	27%	offered	19 to 1
	Average	$7,742 ($4,866)	$3,587	225,042	24.44%	10 schools	20.40 to 1

^*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.