Career Programs at Amarillo

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Amarillo College is $4,704 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.

Amarillo College offers the alternative tuition plans .

52% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,535 (exclude student loans).

Amarillo 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$4,704
Average Financial Amount	$5,535

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Amarillo College offers 50 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 1,959 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Amarillo College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	20	3	286
2 Years Certificate	30	5	383
Total	50	8	1,959

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

286 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
383 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
1,290 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	0	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	0	-
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	52	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	✕	21	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	11	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	26	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	24	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	✕	52	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	23 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	16	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	0	-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	✕	7	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✔	50 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	43	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	7	-
	Total	286

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	0	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	0	-
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	40	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	23 completers	-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	✔	23	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	✕	42	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	8	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	91 completers	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	31	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	37	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	12	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	110 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	14	$47,800
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	0	$42,900
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	13	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	5	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	18	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✔	58	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✔	56 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	40	$26,400
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	16	-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	✔	0	-
	Total	383

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	10	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	3	-
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	23	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	12 completers	-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	✔	12	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	13 completers	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	8	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	4	-
Engineering [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Engineering	✕	19	-
Computer Engineering	✕	8	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	✕	28	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	11	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	0	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	15 completers	-
Child Development	✔	15	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Pre-Law Studies	✕	0	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	16	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	318 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	0	-
General Studies	✔	318	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	31	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	10	-
Statistics	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	0	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	4	-
Physics	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	76 completers	-
Psychology	✔	76	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	64 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✔	55	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	9	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	✕	0	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	0	-
Human Services [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Social Work	✕	17	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Social Sciences	✔	9	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	14	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	12	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	6	-
Photography	✕	1	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	12	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	323 completers	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✕	0	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	12	-
Occupational Therapist Assistant	✕	11	-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	✕	16	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	7	-
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	9	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	✕	3	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	9	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	14	-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	✕	8	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	✕	20	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	✕	10	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	0	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	204	-
Business [+]	✔	195 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	189	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	6	-
	Total	1,290

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 8,988 students are attending at Amarillo College. There are 187 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 157 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 (5.26%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 612 (full-time) and 343 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Amarillo College is 27% and transfer-out rate is 11%. The retention rate is 66% at the school.

Amarillo 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	8,988
Graduation Rate	27%
Number of Faculty	344
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

Student Population at Amarillo

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 9,179 students enrolled into Amarillo College. By gender, 3,231 male and 5,948 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Amarillo College.

Student Population By Gender
Amarillo College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,179	3,231	5,948
Full-time	3,266	1,230	2,036
Part-tme	5,913	2,001	3,912

There are 3,808 White (41.49%), 537 Black/African American (5.85%), 4,121 Hispanic (44.90%), 288 Asian (3.14%), and 4,539 students with other races attending Amarillo College.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Amarillo College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,179	3,231	5,948
American Indian/Native American	63	20	43
Asian	288	107	181
Black/African American	537	190	347
Hispanic	4,121	1,391	2,730
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	4	3
White	3,808	1,383	2,425
Two More	278	105	173
Un-Known	77	31	46
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Amarillo College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

2,505 students (27.29% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,579 students (28.10% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Amarillo College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Amarillo College
	Number of Students
Total	9,179
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,505
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,579
Not in Online Courses	4,095

By age range, at Amarillo College, 2,271 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.74% of total students), 4,172 students are aged below 20 (45.45%), 168 students are aged above 50 (3.40%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Amarillo College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,179	3,231	5,948
Under 18	1,967	793	1,174
Age 18-19	2,205	877	1,328
Age 20-21	1,220	457	763
Age 22-24	1,051	347	704
Age 25-29	1,013	275	738
Age 30-34	741	196	545
Age 35-39	430	127	303
Age 40-49	383	106	277
Age 50-64	156	49	107
Over 64	12	4	8
Age Un-Known	1	0	1

Directory and Accreditation Information

Amarillo College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1933 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Amarillo College.

2011 S. Washington, Amarillo, TX

806-371-5000

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

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