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Alvin Community College

Alvin Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Alvin, TX. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $4,330 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 5,411 and it offers 30 programs(1 online programs).
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Alvin Community College is $4,330 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Alvin Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
45% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,965 (exclude student loans).
ACC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$4,330
Average Financial Amount$3,965

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Alvin Community College offers 30 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,178 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Alvin Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate110178
2 Years Certificate171195
4 Years Certificate200
Total3011,178

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 178 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 195 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 805 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕9-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕3-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕4-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Child Development✕3-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 35 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕35-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕5-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 45 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕45-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 74 completers-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕0-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕5-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕69-
Total178
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Radio and Television✕4-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕9-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕6-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Child Development✕3-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕11-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] ✕ 71 completers-
Chemical Technology/Technician✕71-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 47 completers-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕6-
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist✕1-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕5-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician✕0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕15-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕20-
Business [+] ✔ 44 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔38-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕3-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services✕3-
Total195
2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist✕0-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician✕0-
Total0
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕0-
Radio and Television✕6-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕4-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕8-
Education [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕1-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕28-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕11-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Child Development✕2-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕10-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 353 completers-
General Studies✕353-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕8-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Mathematics✕9-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Physical Sciences✕0-
Physics✕0-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] ✕ 48 completers-
Chemical Technology/Technician✕48-
Psychology [+] ✔ (1 completers) 22 completers-
Psychology✔22-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕6-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕11-
Social Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 2 completers-
Sociology✔2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2-
Art/Art Studies✕5-
Music✕0-
Music Performance✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 128 completers-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕1-
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist✕15-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕3-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕12-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician✕13-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician✕23-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕61-
Business [+] ✔ (1 completers) 77 completers-
Business/Commerce✕29-
Business Administration and Management✔44-
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary✕4-
History [+] ✕ 0 completers-
History✕0-
Total805

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 5,411 students are attending at Alvin Community College. There are 110 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 372 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 (8.33%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 295 (full-time) and 461 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Alvin Community College is 29% and transfer-out rate is 18%. The retention rate is 61% at the school.
ACC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population5,411
Graduation Rate29%
Number of Faculty482
Student to Faculty Ratio12 to 1

Student Population at ACC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,965 students enrolled into Alvin Community College. By gender, 2,015 male and 2,950 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Alvin Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Alvin Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,9652,0152,950
Full-time792340452
Part-tme4,1731,6752,498
There are 1,740 White (35.05%), 721 Black/African American (14.52%), 1,909 Hispanic (38.45%), 446 Asian (8.98%), and 2,050 students with other races attending Alvin Community College. 56 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Alvin Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,9652,0152,950
American Indian/Native American421329
Asian446219227
Black/African American721267454
Hispanic1,9097411,168
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander862
White1,7407291,011
Two More000
Un-Known432419
Non-resident Alien561640
Alvin Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
711 students (14.32% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 944 students (19.01% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Alvin Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Alvin Community College
Number of Students
Total4,965
Enrolled Online Exclusively711
Enrolled Some Online Courses944
Not in Online Courses3,310
By age range, at Alvin Community College, 1,099 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.13% of total students), 2,689 students are aged below 20 (54.16%), 95 students are aged above 50 (3.42%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Alvin Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,9652,0152,950
Under 181,613646967
Age 18-191,076454622
Age 20-21648285363
Age 22-24451170281
Age 25-29378134244
Age 30-34289106183
Age 35-3921477137
Age 40-4920191110
Age 50-64855035
Over 641028

Directory and Accreditation Information

Alvin Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1959 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Alvin Community College.
3110 Mustang Rd, Alvin, TX
281-756-3500
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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