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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.

578 Undergraduate Degrees

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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.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Most Popular Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Value Computer Science Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Computer Software Applications Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#12 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Value Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#20 Best Value Information Technology Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

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
#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?

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Contact details for El Centro College are given below.

Contact Details
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

El Centro College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford El Centro College?

8% Take Out Loans
12.5% Loan Default Rate

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

18,769 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 74,781 undergraduate students at El Centro College, with 18,769 being full-time and 56,012 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
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

66,451 Took All Classes Online
68,751 Took At Least One Class Online
450.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 68,751 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at El Centro College has changed over the last few years.

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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
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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