2 San Antonio Community Colleges Among 'Best Community Colleges In Texas'
By Ginny Reese
December 17, 2020
College isn't for everyone, but for some people it is the stepping stone to a new, life-long career.
Two community colleges in San Antonio were named among the best community colleges in Texas.
The study was conducted by Niche, a company that gathers and analyzes data, reviews, and surveys to come up with rankings.
Northwest Vista College and Palo Alto College made the top ten list for best community colleges in Texas.
Northwest Vista College was number two on the list while Palo Alto College was number six.
St. Philip's College made the list at number 20 and San Antonio College was number 23.
To determine the list, Niche used statistics such as academics, value, professors, and diversity. Academics accounted for 40% of the overall score, and value accounted for 27.5%. These categories included factors such as acceptance rate, quality of surveys, loan amounts, alumni earnings, and student surveys.
According to the list, here are the top 30 community colleges in Texas:
- San Jacinto College in Pasadena
- Northwest Vista College in San Antonio
- Amarillo College in Amarillo
- Lamar Institute of Technology in Beaumont
- McLennan Community College in Waco
- Palo Alto College in San Antonio
- Dallas College-Brookhaven Campus in Farmers Branch
- Alvin Community College in Alvin
- Lone Star College Montgomery in The woodlands
- Collin College in McKinney
- El Paso Community College in El Paso
- Galveston College in Galveston
- Panola College in Carthage
- Victoria College in Victoria
- Lee College in Baytown
- Dallas College- Richland Campus in Dallas
- South Plains College in Levelland
- Wharton County Junior College in Wharton
- Clarendon College in Clarendon
- St. Philip's College in San Antonio
- Del Mar College in Corpus Christi
- Angelina College in Lufkin
- San Antonio College in San Antonio
- Grayson College in Denison
- Laredo College in Laredo
- Dallas College- Mountain View Campus in Dallas
- Dallas college- El Centro Campus in Dallas
- Weatherford College in Weatherford
- Tarrant County College in For Worth
- Vernon College in Vernon
To see the full study, click here.
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