Texarkana College

https://www.texarkanacollege.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$1,440

2021 Average Net Price

$5,609

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

5.64%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

3,575

29.6% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

43.9%

169 Graduates

About

Texarkana College is a higher education institution located in Bowie County, TX. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Texarkana College were General Studies (100 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (68 degrees), and Humanistic Studies (48 degrees).

In 2021, 737 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Texarkana College. 59.3% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 40.7% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (423 degrees), 2 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (211 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Texarkana College is $1,440, which is $−6,528 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Texarkana College is $1,440, which is $−6,528 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $5,609.

In 2021, 40% of undergraduate students attending Texarkana College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 12% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$1,440

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Texarkana College was $1,440. The cost of tuition at Texarkana College is $−6,528 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Texarkana College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$5,609

2021 Value

10.6%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Texarkana College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $5,609. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Texarkana College grew by 10.6%.

This chart compares the average net price of Texarkana College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$7,371

Room and Board

$1,376

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Texarkana College was of $7,371 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 5.27% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,376. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 36.8% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Texarkana College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

40%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

12%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

40% of undergraduate students at Texarkana College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a decline of 2.44% with respect to 2020, when 41% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Texarkana College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

5.64%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Texarkana College was 5.64%, which represents 30 out of the 532 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Texarkana College had a total enrollment of 3,575 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Texarkana College is 1,057 students and the part-time enrollment is 2,518. This means that 29.6% of students enrolled at Texarkana College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Texarkana College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 61.8% White, 20.1% Black or African American, 9.45% Hispanic or Latino, 4.76% Two or More Races, 1.43% Asian, 0.699% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.028% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Texarkana College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (38%), followed by White Male (24.5%) and Black or African American Female (13.7%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

29.6%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Texarkana College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 3,575 students. The full-time enrollment at Texarkana College is 1,057 and the part-time enrollment is 2,518. This means that 29.6% of students enrolled at Texarkana College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Texarkana College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

48%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Texarkana College was 48%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Texarkana College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Texarkana College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
2,209 enrolled students
Black or African American
717 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
338 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Texarkana College is 61.8% White, 20.1% Black or African American, 9.45% Hispanic or Latino, 4.76% Two or More Races, 1.43% Asian, 0.699% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.028% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44.1% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 34 students (0.951%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 137 more women than men received degrees from Texarkana College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Texarkana College is white (423 degrees awarded). There were 2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (211 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Texarkana College is General Studies (100 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (68 degrees) and Humanistic Studies (48 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Texarkana College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Mechanical Technologies (109 degrees awarded), Precision Production (44 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (46 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Police officers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Texarkana College are Police officers (129,333 people), Other managers (91,959 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (81,430 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (39,457 people), and Software developers (39,096 people).

The most specialized majors at Texarkana College in 2021 are Mechanical Technologies (109 degrees awarded), Precision Production (44 degrees), Engineering Technologies (46 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (63 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (148 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Texarkana College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Chief executives & legislators, Physicians, and Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys

The most specialized majors at Texarkana College are Mechanical Technologies (109 degrees awarded), Precision Production (44 degrees), Engineering Technologies (46 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (63 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (148 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Justice, public order, & safety activities

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Texarkana College are Justice, public order, & safety activities (313,791 people), Elementary & secondary schools (166,621 people), Computer Systems Design (73,592 people), Construction (64,883 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (64,571 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Texarkana College.

Most Common (2021)

General Studies
100 degree-majors awarded
Registered Nursing
68 degree-majors awarded
Humanistic Studies
48 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Texarkana College was General Studies with 100 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Texarkana College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

300

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

437

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 300 degrees were awarded to men at Texarkana College, which is 0.686 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (437).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Texarkana College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 43 degrees were awarded to men at Texarkana College in HVAC Maintenance, which is 43 times more than the 1 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 73 degrees were awarded to men at Texarkana College in General Studies, which is 2.7 times more than the 27 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

37%

100% Completion Time

43%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 37% of students graduating from Texarkana College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 43% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 47% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Texarkana College is Male and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2.96% of graduates (5 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
423 degrees awarded
Black or African American
211 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
65 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Texarkana College is white (423 degrees awarded). There were 2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (211 degrees).

0.814% of degree recipients (6 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
238 degrees awarded
White Male
185 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
144 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Texarkana College is white female (238 degrees awarded). There were 1.29 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (185 degrees).

Operations

Texarkana College has an endowment valued at nearly $14.9M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 403k (2.7%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Texarkana College had a total salary expenditure of 29.7M. Texarkana College employs 29 Associate professors, 24 Assistant professors and 22 Professors. Most academics at Texarkana College are Female Associate professor (22), Female Assistant professor (20), and Female Professor (12).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Texarkana College are: Service, with 24 employees, Management, with 22 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 21 employees.

Endowment

$14.9M

2021 Endowment

25%

growth from 2020

Texarkana College has an endowment valued at about $14.9M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Texarkana College grew 25% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $9.62M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Texarkana College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$6.93M - Federal
$483k - State
$580k - Local

As of 2021, Texarkana College received $6.93M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $483k from state grants and contracts, and $580k from local grants and contracts.

Salary Expenditure

$14.2M

2021 Salaries

2.01%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Texarkana College paid a median of $14.2M in salaries, which represents 47.8% of their overall expenditure ($29.7M) and a 2.01% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$5.54M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Texarkana College paid a total of $5.54M to 97 employees working as instructors, which represents 39% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

29 Employees

Service

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

24 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Texarkana College were Associate professor with 29 employees, Assistant professor with 24 employees, and Professor with 22 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Texarkana College were Service with 24 employees, Management with 22 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 21 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Associate professor
Female Assistant professor
Female Professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Texarkana College was Female Associate professor with 22 employees, Female Assistant professor with 20 employees, and Female Professor with 12 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Texarkana College.