Alvin Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Alvin Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Alvin, Texas.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $3,058 for Texas residents and $4,330 for other students on average. It offers 88 degree programs through 47 Certificate, 41 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 2 programs (2 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	3110 Mustang Rd, Alvin, TX
Phone	281-756-3500
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$3,058 Out-of-State$4,330
Student Population »	5,411 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	29%
Transfer-out Rate	18%
Retention Rate	61% (Full-time) 51% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$3,965
Students to Faculty	12:1 (8.33%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$42,000

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $3,058 for Texas residents and $4,330 for out-of-state students at Alvin Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($7,199) over public community colleges in Texas.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Alvin Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Texas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$3,058	$4,330
Books & Supplies	$2,043
Off-Campus Living Costs	$13,280
Average Financial Aid	$3,965
Cost of Attendance	$18,381	$19,653
After Financial Aid	$14,416	$15,688
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$42,000

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State Students
Alvin Community College	$3,058	$4,330
Public Community Colleges in Texas	$4,332	$7,199
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,992	$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Alvin Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	47	41	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer Programming/Programmer	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	39 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Child Development	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	352 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Science Technologies/Technicians

what is Science Technologies/Technicians program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Chemical Technology/Technician	49 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Welding Technology/Welder	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	53 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	70 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	71 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 5,411 students at Alvin Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,015 male students and 2,950 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	4,965	792	4,173
Male Students	2,015	340	1,675
Female Students	2,950	452	2,498

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Alvin Community College, there are 5,411 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,659 students were attending classes through distance learning (710 students are enrolled exclusively and 949 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	5,411
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	710
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	949
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,752