by our College Data Analytics Team
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Alvin Community College was awarded 140 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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Alvin is ranked #1,400 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Alvin held the #1,848 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, Alvin is ranked at #73.
Since Alvin Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
At Alvin, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Alvin Community College is 22%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Alvin Community College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,737 undergraduates at Alvin with 1,266 being full-time and 4,471 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,465 | $9,315 | $11,609 | $13,054 | $15,151 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Alvin, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Alvin, approximately 4% of students took out student loans averaging $2,804 a year. That adds up to $11,216 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Alvin is 14.7%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Alvin are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3110 Mustang Rd, Alvin, TX 77511-4898 |
| Phone: | 281-756-3500 |
| Website: | www.alvincollege.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 1,655 students took at least one online class at Alvin Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,525 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,655 | 711 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,525 | 703 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,130 | 320 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,067 | 294 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,248 | 398 |
Learn more about online learning at Alvin Community College.
Footnotes
*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.
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