by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
San Jacinto Community College was awarded 431 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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San Jacinto College landed the #672 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when San Jacinto College held the #1,013 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, San Jacinto College is ranked at #36.
Since San Jacinto 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.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At San Jacinto Community College, this rate is 23 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at San Jacinto Community College is 42%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 31,110 undergraduates at San Jacinto College with 9,024 being full-time and 22,086 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,224 | $9,327 | $10,659 | $13,405 | $14,659 |
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 San Jacinto College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 San Jacinto College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $3,241 a year. That adds up to $12,964 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at San Jacinto College is 10.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for San Jacinto College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 8060 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, TX 77505 |
| Phone: | 281-998-6150 |
| Website: | www.sanjac.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 20,955 students took at least one online class at San Jacinto Community College. This is a decrease from the 29,418 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 20,955 | 12,246 |
| 2019-2020 | 29,418 | 26,636 |
| 2018-2019 | 13,166 | 4,168 |
| 2017-2018 | 10,736 | 3,529 |
| 2016-2017 | 9,493 | 3,252 |
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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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