by our College Data Analytics Team
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Odessa College was awarded 210 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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College Factual ranked Odessa College as #943 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Odessa College held the #1,315 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, Odessa College is ranked at #49.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Odessa College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
At Odessa College, the student to faculty ratio is 26 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
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 Odessa College is 41%. 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 Odessa College this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,019 undergraduates at Odessa College with 2,331 being full-time and 4,688 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,517 | $5,566 | $7,878 | $6,773 | $8,724 |
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 Odessa College, 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 Odessa College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $3,529 a year. That adds up to $14,116 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Odessa College is 15.7%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for Odessa College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 201 W University Blvd, Odessa, TX 79764 |
| Phone: | 432-335-6400 |
| Website: | www.odessa.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 60 | NA |
| Animal Services | 0 | NA |
| General Biology | 0 | NA |
| General Agriculture | 0 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 0 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 0 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 0 | NA |
| Computer Science | 0 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 0 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 0 | NA |
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, 5,229 students took at least one online class at Odessa College. This is an increase from the 4,769 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,229 | 3,515 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,769 | 3,065 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,738 | 1,818 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,236 | 2,011 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,262 | 1,812 |
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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