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El Centro College Overview

El Centro College is a public institution situated in Dallas, Texas. Dallas is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is El Centro College Known For?

10,913 Undergraduate Awards
  • The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at El Centro College.
  • In 2021-2022, 36% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is El Centro College?

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Contact details for El Centro College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1601 Botham Jean Blvd., Dallas, TX 75215-3604
Phone: 972-669-6400
Website: www.dallascollege.edu

How Do I Get Into El Centro College?

You can apply to El Centro College online at: www.dallascollege.edu/admissions/application/pages/default.aspx

As long as you submit the requested materials to El Centro College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford El Centro College?

43% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At El Centro College, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $4,218 a year. That adds up to $16,872 over four years for those students.

El Centro College Undergraduate Student Diversity

15,147 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 69,171 undergraduate students at El Centro College, with 15,147 being full-time and 54,024 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 15,147 full-time undergraduates at El Centro College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of El Centro College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,018
Black or African American 2,979
Hispanic or Latino 6,956
White 2,257
International Students 1,137
Other Races/Ethnicities 800

Over 61 countries are represented at El Centro College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Nigeria, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at El Centro College

26,527 Took All Classes Online
42,907 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 42,907 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at El Centro College has changed over the last few years.

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El Centro College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 5,266 0 5,266
Business Administration & Management 525 287 49 861
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 502 58 20 580
Criminal Justice & Corrections 202 164 16 382
Data Processing 258 57 14 329
Accounting 140 62 122 324
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 296 0 296
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians 185 85 0 270
Nursing 0 260 0 260
General Business/Commerce 2 209 1 212
Allied Health Professions 22 114 51 187
Computer Programming 94 43 3 140
Electronics Engineering Technology 87 42 2 131
Design & Applied Arts 13 71 35 119
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 91 19 8 118
Real Estate 104 13 0 117
Culinary Arts 68 30 14 112
Construction Engineering Technology 63 47 0 110
Precision Metal Working 93 12 0 105
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 35 28 19 82
Computer Software & Applications 56 19 2 77
Computer Systems Networking 29 47 0 76
Graphic Communications 16 57 0 73
Legal Support Services 0 72 0 72
Mental & Social Health Services 9 24 21 54
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 30 13 3 46
Social Work 4 31 9 44
Business Support & Assistant Services 30 6 6 42
Fire Protection 33 6 3 42
Music 8 27 4 39
Management Information Systems 36 0 0 36
Information Technology 1 33 0 34
Textile & Apparel Studies 16 12 6 34
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 2 31 33
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 23 0 7 30
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 9 10 3 22
Health & Medical Administrative Services 3 5 13 21
Human Development & Family Studies 14 5 0 19
Audiovisual Communications 10 6 0 16
Computer Science 0 15 0 15
Communication & Media Studies 0 13 0 13
Political Science & Government 0 13 0 13
General Psychology 0 12 0 12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 10 0 10
Geography & Cartography 0 6 3 9
Marketing 4 4 0 8
Sociology 0 5 0 5
Finance & Financial Management 3 0 1 4
International Business 0 2 2 4
General Architecture 0 3 0 3
General Biology 0 2 0 2
Arts & Media Management 1 1 0 2
Civil Engineering 0 1 0 1
Mathematics 0 1 0 1
Energy Systems Technologies 0 0 0 0
Dental Support Services 0 0 0 0
Biology & Biotech Lab Technician 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2,819 7,626 468 10,913

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.

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