Trinity Valley Community College

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$1,170

2021 Average Net Price

$6,434

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

4.3%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

5,461

30.1% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

24.4%

169 Graduates

About

Trinity Valley Community College is a higher education institution located in Henderson County, TX. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Trinity Valley Community College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (757 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (108 degrees), and General Education (54 degrees).

In 2021, 1,476 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Trinity Valley Community College. 61.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 38.1% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (755 degrees), 2.06 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (366 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Trinity Valley Community College is $1,170, which is $−6,798 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

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

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Trinity Valley Community College is $1,170, which is $−6,798 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,434.

In 2021, 67% of undergraduate students attending Trinity Valley Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 13% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$1,170

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Trinity Valley Community College was $1,170. The cost of tuition at Trinity Valley Community College is $−6,798 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

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

Average Net Price

$6,434

2021 Value

18.5%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Trinity Valley Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,434. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Trinity Valley Community College grew by 18.5%.

This chart compares the average net price of Trinity Valley Community 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

$6,812

Room and Board

$1,777

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Trinity Valley Community College was of $6,812 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 2.48% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,777. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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

Financial Aid by Income Level

67%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

13%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

67% of undergraduate students at Trinity Valley Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a decline of 25.6% with respect to 2020, when 90% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Trinity Valley Community 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.

4.3%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Trinity Valley Community College was 4.3%, which represents 34 out of the 790 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

Trinity Valley Community College had a total enrollment of 5,461 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Trinity Valley Community College is 1,645 students and the part-time enrollment is 3,816. This means that 30.1% of students enrolled at Trinity Valley Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Trinity Valley Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 52.9% White, 26.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Black or African American, 1.41% Two or More Races, 0.751% Asian, 0.366% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.128% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Trinity Valley Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (31.3%), followed by White Male (18.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (14.8%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

30.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Trinity Valley Community College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 5,461 students. The full-time enrollment at Trinity Valley Community College is 1,645 and the part-time enrollment is 3,816. This means that 30.1% of students enrolled at Trinity Valley Community 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 Trinity Valley Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

48%

2020 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 Trinity Valley Community College was 48%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Trinity Valley Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
2,891 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
1,444 enrolled students
Black or African American
668 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Trinity Valley Community College is 52.9% White, 26.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.2% Black or African American, 1.41% Two or More Races, 0.751% Asian, 0.366% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.128% 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, 271 students (4.96%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 350 more women than men received degrees from Trinity Valley Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Trinity Valley Community College is white (755 degrees awarded). There were 2.06 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (366 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Trinity Valley Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (757 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (108 degrees) and General Education (54 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Trinity Valley Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (757 degrees awarded), Agriculture (43 degrees), and Precision Production (55 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Other managers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Trinity Valley Community College are Other managers (76,823 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (72,039 people), Software developers (36,416 people), Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing (31,929 people), and Farmers, ranchers, & other agricultural managers (27,694 people).

The most specialized majors at Trinity Valley Community College in 2021 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (757 degrees awarded), Agriculture (43 degrees), Precision Production (55 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (111 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (66 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 Trinity Valley Community College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Chief executives & legislators, Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys, and Nurse anesthetists

The most specialized majors at Trinity Valley Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (757 degrees awarded), Agriculture (43 degrees), Precision Production (55 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (111 degrees), and Engineering Technologies (66 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Trinity Valley Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (140,045 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (68,943 people), Computer Systems Design (62,012 people), Construction (57,009 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (43,739 people).

Majors Awarded

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

Most Common (2021)

Liberal Arts & Sciences
757 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
108 degrees awarded
General Education
54 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Trinity Valley Community College was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 757 degrees awarded.

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

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

563

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

913

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 563 degrees were awarded to men at Trinity Valley Community College, which is 0.617 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (913).

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

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 247 degrees were awarded to men at Trinity Valley Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.484 times less than the 510 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 510 degrees were awarded to men at Trinity Valley Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.06 times more than the 247 male recipients with that same degree.

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 Trinity Valley Community 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, 4.14% of graduates (7 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
755 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
366 degrees awarded
Black or African American
200 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Trinity Valley Community College is white (755 degrees awarded). There were 2.06 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (366 degrees).

5.83% of degree recipients (86 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
517 degrees awarded
White Male
238 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
228 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Trinity Valley Community College is white female (517 degrees awarded). There were 2.17 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (238 degrees).

Operations

Trinity Valley Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $7.34M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 96.6k (1.32%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Trinity Valley Community College had a total salary expenditure of 49.2M. Trinity Valley Community College employs 157 Instructors, 3 No academic ranks. Most academics at Trinity Valley Community College are Male Instructor (82), Female Instructor (75), and Female No academic rank (3).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Trinity Valley Community College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 48 employees, Management, with 42 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 22 employees.

Endowment

$7.34M

2021 Endowment

7.85%

growth from 2020

Trinity Valley Community College has an endowment valued at about $7.34M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Trinity Valley Community College grew 7.85% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.05M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Trinity Valley Community 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: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$21.3M

2021 Salaries

2.49%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Trinity Valley Community College paid a median of $21.3M in salaries, which represents 43.3% of their overall expenditure ($49.2M) and a 2.49% decline from the previous year.

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

Instructional Salaries

$9.65M

Instructional Salaries

160

Number of Employees

In 2021, Trinity Valley Community College paid a total of $9.65M to 160 employees working as instructors, which represents 45.2% of all salaries paid.

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

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

157 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

48 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Trinity Valley Community College were Instructor with 157 employees, and No academic rank with 3 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Trinity Valley Community College were Office and Administrative Support with 48 employees, Management with 42 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 22 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Instructor
Female Instructor
Female No academic rank

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Trinity Valley Community College was Male Instructor with 82 employees, Female Instructor with 75 employees, and Female No academic rank with 3 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Trinity Valley Community College.