by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Trinity Valley Community College was awarded 27 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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TVCC landed the #1,700 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 TVCC held the #1,732 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
TVCC is also ranked #90 out of 115 schools in Texas.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Trinity Valley Community 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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Trinity Valley Community 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.
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 Trinity Valley Community College is 62%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,600 undergraduates at TVCC with 1,613 being full-time and 3,987 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,154 | $7,878 | $10,055 | $12,093 | $12,016 |
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 TVCC, 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 TVCC, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $4,972 a year. That adds up to $19,888 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at TVCC is 17.1%. 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 TVCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 Cardinal Drive, Athens, TX 75751 |
| Phone: | 903-675-6200 |
| Website: | www.tvcc.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, 2,712 students took at least one online class at Trinity Valley Community College. This is a decrease from the 3,093 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,712 | 1,610 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,093 | 1,865 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,063 | 1,549 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,741 | 1,658 |
| 2016-2017 | 3,548 | 1,500 |
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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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