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Texas · Public · Predominantly associate's

Dallas College

Dallas, Texas. 41,815 undergraduate students. 103 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 224615 · OPEID 004453 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Dallas College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+15%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Dallas College rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($2.4k → $2.7k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+70%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at Dallas College rose 70% between 2021 and 2024 (19.1% → 32.3%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+15%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Dallas College rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($6.0k → $6.9k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-11%

First-year retention

First-year retention at Dallas College fell 11% between 2022 and 2024 (75.0% → 66.7%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Texas

Each tile compares this institution to the Texas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$41,714+18% · 6→10y
Texas median $39,639
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$35,493
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
35.5%+757% · '98→'24
Texas median 51.8%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$5,500+217% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
41,815+1150% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
89.5%+63% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
—
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$2,370+317% · '00→'24
out-of-state $6,000
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

1.8%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $5,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $41,714 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202443,869
45,8881,82219962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1998–202432.3%
36%2%19982024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$9,500
$10,449$2,62519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1998→2024+571%

Dallas College · completion · 150% rose

3.8% → 32.3%

RETENTION · 2004→2024+63%

Dallas College · retention rose

41.0% → 66.7%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+1150%

Dallas College · undergrad enrollment rose

3,510 → 43,869

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+208%

Dallas College · in-state tuition rose

$654 → $2,730

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+236%

Dallas College · out-of-state tuition rose

$2,054 → $6,900

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+217%

Dallas College · median debt rose

$3,000 → $9,500

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+33%

Dallas College · earnings_median_10yr rose

$31,300 → $41,714

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+26%

Dallas College · earnings_median_8yr rose

$30,100 → $37,920

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+25%

Dallas College · earnings_median_6yr rose

$28,500 → $35,493

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$77,113135 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$75,704203 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Associate's Degree$71,448109 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.CIP 1109 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,70854 gradsComputer Programming.CIP 1102 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,46046 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.CIP 1109 · Associate's Degree$62,69965 gradsDesign and Applied Arts.CIP 5004 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,74963 gradsComputer Programming.CIP 1102 · Associate's Degree$53,87068 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.CIP 4706 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,737337 gradsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1513 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,24180 gradsBusiness/Commerce, General.CIP 5201 · Associate's Degree$53,059228 gradsLegal Support Services.CIP 2203 · Associate's Degree$52,10877 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,772664 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,718302 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Associate's Degree$51,191340 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Associate's Degree$50,17062 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.CIP 4706 · Associate's Degree$48,40163 gradsHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).CIP 4702 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,817100 gradsReal Estate.CIP 5215 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,67765 gradsLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.CIP 2401 · Associate's Degree$46,3087,386 gradsCriminal Justice and Corrections.CIP 4301 · Associate's Degree$46,162169 gradsVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.CIP 0183 · Associate's Degree$45,79974 gradsMental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.CIP 5115 · Associate's Degree$45,70128 gradsVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.CIP 0183 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,54978 grads
Showing top 24 of 31 ranked programs.103 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

31 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Data Processing.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,816163 gradsComputer Programming.Associate's Degree$53,87068 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.Associate's Degree$62,69965 gradsData Processing.Associate's Degree$38,11955 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$65,70854 gradsComputer Programming.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,46046 grads

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,24180 gradsElectrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$43,10350 grads

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

Legal Support Services.Associate's Degree$52,10877 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Associate's Degree$46,3087,386 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and Corrections.Associate's Degree$46,162169 gradsCriminal Justice and Corrections.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,305155 grads

MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$53,737337 gradsHeating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$47,817100 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.Associate's Degree$48,40163 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Design and Applied Arts.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$54,74963 gradsMusic.Associate's Degree$27,71638 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Associate's Degree$75,704203 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$77,113135 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Associate's Degree$71,448109 gradsMental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.Associate's Degree$45,70128 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$35,59718 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,772664 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Associate's Degree$51,191340 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,718302 gradsBusiness/Commerce, General.Associate's Degree$53,059228 gradsReal Estate.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$46,67765 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Associate's Degree$50,17062 gradsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,73050 grads

AGRICULTURE · CIP 01

Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,54978 gradsVeterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$45,79974 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Dallas College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$217,923
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 7
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 7year 0year 39
Cost per year
$5,974
HS-only baseline · TX
$37,300
Years to complete
2
CIP family
24

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in Texas

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

FORT WORTH$42.7k

Tarrant County College District

Public · Predominantly associate's · 26% completion
HOUSTON$39.3k

Houston Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 17% completion
AUSTIN$43.2k

Austin Community College District

Public · Predominantly associate's · 18% completion
EL PASO$35.2k

El Paso Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 22% completion
SAN ANTONIO$39.7k

San Antonio College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 22% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Dallas College graduates earn $X” — not “Dallas College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Dallas College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →