El Centro College Computer Science Programs
El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The location of El Centro College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.
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El Centro College Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at El Centro College.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards El Centro College has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#2 | Best Data Processing Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#2 | Best Data Processing Technology Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#17 | Best Computer Systems Networking Schools | College Factual |
#17 | Best Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools | College Factual |
#37 | Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#134 | Best Schools | Course Advisor |
Where Is El Centro College?

Contact details for El Centro College are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 1601 Botham Jean Blvd., Dallas, TX 75215-3604 |
Phone: | 972-669-6400 |
Website: | www.elcentrocollege.edu |
How Do I Get Into El Centro College?
You can apply to El Centro College online at: www.dallascollege.edu/admissions/application/pages/default.aspx
Can I Afford El Centro College?
Student Loan Debt
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 El Centro College, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $4,591 a year. That adds up to $18,364 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at El Centro College is 12.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
El Centro College Undergraduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity
Of the 18,769 full-time undergraduates at El Centro College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of El Centro College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 1,804 |
Black or African American | 3,818 |
Hispanic or Latino | 9,135 |
White | 2,823 |
International Students | 66 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1,123 |
Over 61 countries are represented at El Centro College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Nigeria, and Vietnam.
Online Learning at El Centro College
The following chart shows how the online learning population at El Centro College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of El Centro College
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at El Centro College was 450.6%. This is the #123 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at El Centro College regardless of major.
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
El Centro College Computer Science Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Basic Certificate | Associate’s | Undergraduate Certificate | TOTAL |
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Data Processing Technology | 155 | 55 | 8 | 218 |
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 54 | 65 | 0 | 119 |
General Computer Programming | 42 | 68 | 4 | 114 |
Web & Multimedia Design | 11 | 38 | 10 | 59 |
Computer & IS Security | 2 | 33 | 0 | 35 |
Computer Science | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
TOTAL | 264 | 292 | 22 | 578 |
References
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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