Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Austin Community College District

Find Schools Near

Austin Community College District Overview

Austin Community College District is a public institution situated in Austin, Texas. The city atmosphere of Austin makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Austin Community College District Known For?

5,796 Undergraduate Awards
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Austin Community College District.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 38% of the faculty were full-time.

Best Schools

Austin Community College District Rankings

Austin Community College District is ranked #16 out of 107 schools in Texas.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Austin Community College District has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#93 Best Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Austin Community College District.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Psychology Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best General Visual & Performing Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Electrical Engineering Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Chemical Engineering Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best General Psychology Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Journalism Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Mechanical Engineering Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Legal Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Best Business, Management & Marketing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#31 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Austin Community College District has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Civil Drafting & Civil Engineering CAD/CADD Schools College Factual
#1 Best Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD Schools College Factual
#1 Best Watchmaking & Jewelrymaking Schools College Factual
#7 Best Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Schools College Factual
#17 Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools Business Degree Central
#38 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools College Factual

Where Is Austin Community College District?

undefined

Contact details for Austin Community College District are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5930 Middle Fiskville Rd, Austin, TX 78752
Phone: 512-223-7000
Website: www.austincc.edu

How Do I Get Into Austin Community College District?

You can apply to Austin Community College District online at: www.austincc.edu/admissions

Austin Community College District has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Austin Community College District?

57% Take Out Loans
9.9% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Austin Community College District, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $5,927 a year. That adds up to $23,708 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Austin Community College District is 9.9%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Austin Community College District Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,973 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 39,896 undergraduate students at Austin Community College District, with 8,973 being full-time and 30,923 being part-time.

undefined

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,973 full-time undergraduates at Austin Community College District, 45% are male and 55% are female.

undefined

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Austin Community College District students is as follows.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 533
Black or African American 656
Hispanic or Latino 3,380
White 3,676
International Students 249
Other Races/Ethnicities 479

Over 81 countries are represented at Austin Community College District. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, South Korea, and Mexico.

Online Learning at Austin Community College District

37,900 Took All Classes Online
39,434 Took At Least One Class Online
161.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 39,434 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Austin Community College District has changed over the last few years.

undefined

Online Growth Rankings of Austin Community College District

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Austin Community College District was 161.9%. This is the #318 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Austin Community College District regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Austin Community College District ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Austin Community College District.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Romance Languages #1
Journalism #4
Real Estate #4
Sociology #9
Writing Studies #15
Geography & Cartography #16
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #16
English Language & Literature #24
General Business/Commerce #34
Communication & Journalism #47
Criminal Justice & Corrections #48
Social Sciences #49
Accounting #52
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #69
Business, Management & Marketing #241

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Austin Community College District Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 1,654 0 0 1,654
General Business/Commerce 0 352 0 0 352
Nursing 0 299 0 50 349
Computer Systems Networking 86 118 0 0 204
Allied Health Professions 48 107 6 0 161
Computer Information Systems 13 144 0 0 157
General Psychology 0 151 0 0 151
Accounting 33 30 81 0 144
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 140 0 0 140
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 102 30 0 132
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 73 43 12 0 128
Precision Metal Working 61 36 5 0 102
General Biology 0 100 0 0 100
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 24 57 12 0 93
Computer Programming 39 37 16 0 92
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 28 19 44 0 91
General Engineering 0 85 0 0 85
Design & Applied Arts 12 61 8 0 81
Business Administration & Management 55 24 0 0 79
Fire Protection 54 18 0 0 72
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 62 9 0 71
Arts & Media Management 13 56 0 0 69
Real Estate 61 5 0 0 66
Electronics Engineering Technology 32 21 7 0 60
Environmental Control Technology 39 21 0 0 60
American Sign Language 50 8 0 0 58
Marketing 37 15 0 0 52
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 50 0 50
General English Literature 0 44 0 0 44
Geography & Cartography 32 7 5 0 44
Mental & Social Health Services 0 35 8 0 43
Social Work 0 40 0 0 40
Legal Support Services 0 26 13 0 39
Fine & Studio Arts 0 36 0 0 36
Romance Languages 0 35 0 0 35
Mathematics 0 35 0 0 35
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 34 0 0 34
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 33 0 0 33
Political Science & Government 0 33 0 0 33
Chemistry 0 30 0 0 30
Health & Physical Education 5 22 0 0 27
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 17 5 4 0 26
Hospitality Management 13 11 0 0 24
Writing Studies 0 19 4 0 23
Journalism 0 22 0 0 22
Audiovisual Communications 0 9 13 0 22
Engineering-Related Technologies 10 6 6 0 22
History 0 22 0 0 22
Economics 0 22 0 0 22
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 21 0 0 0 21
Human Development & Family Studies 2 6 12 0 20
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 18 0 0 18
Business Support & Assistant Services 8 5 4 0 17
Dental Support Services 0 17 0 0 17
Culinary Arts 0 12 5 0 17
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 15 0 0 15
Natural Resources Conservation 0 15 0 0 15
Sociology 0 15 0 0 15
Building Management & Inspection 0 0 13 0 13
Anthropology 0 13 0 0 13
Precision Systems Maintenance 9 3 0 0 12
Electrical Engineering 0 9 0 0 9
Drama & Theater Arts 0 8 0 0 8
Public Health 0 7 0 0 7
Dance 0 7 0 0 7
Philosophy 0 6 0 0 6
Physics 0 6 0 0 6
Archeology 0 6 0 0 6
East Asian Languages 0 5 0 0 5
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 5 0 0 5
Woodworking 0 0 4 0 4
International Business 2 1 0 0 3
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 3 0 0 3
Health Sciences & Services 0 3 0 0 3
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 3 0 0 3
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 3 0 0 3
Homeland Security 0 3 0 0 3
General Agriculture 0 2 0 0 2
Mechanical Engineering 0 2 0 0 2
Germanic Languages 0 2 0 0 2
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 2 0 0 2
Music 0 2 0 0 2
Agricultural Production 0 1 0 0 1
Chemical Engineering 0 1 0 0 1
Classical Languages & Literature 0 1 0 0 1
General Architecture 0 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Graphic Communications 0 0 0 0 0
Carpentry 0 0 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Civil Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 877 4,498 371 50 5,796

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.