by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
South Plains College was awarded 66 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is electronics maintenance & repair.
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South Plains College is ranked #1,814 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 South Plains College held the #1,828 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
South Plains College is also ranked #100 out of 115 schools in Texas.
Since South Plains 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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, South Plains College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at South Plains College is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 44% rate at South Plains College is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,880 undergraduates at South Plains College with 3,936 being full-time and 4,944 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,299 | $5,993 | $7,668 | $10,641 | $10,853 |
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 South Plains College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At South Plains College, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $4,928 a year. That adds up to $19,712 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at South Plains College is 10.6%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for South Plains College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1401 S. College Ave, Levelland, TX 79336 |
| Phone: | 806-894-9611 |
| Website: | www.southplainscollege.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 5,425 students took at least one online class at South Plains College. This is a decrease from the 5,787 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 5,425 | 2,880 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,787 | 3,005 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,515 | 2,077 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,368 | 2,030 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,641 | 707 |
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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