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Community college · Public

Amarillo College

Amarillo, TX2,237 online only

Amarillo College is a public community college in Amarillo, TX, with about 6,978 students on campus and 2,237 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
6,978
plus 2,237 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$4,600
tuition and fees $2,136; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
32%
lower than at 88% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$41,302
higher than at 52% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Amarillo College

Most students study part-time

54% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

Most undergraduates are Hispanic

50% of Amarillo College’s undergraduates are Hispanic. The students ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

7,399 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 35%Hispanic 50%Black 6%Asian 3%Two or more 2%

Women and men

Women 66%Men 34%
19 : 1
students per teacher
44%
get Pell grants (lower income)
12%
take federal loans
28%
undergrads 25 or older
54%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Amarillo College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Amarillo College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $10,854 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $4,704

Tuition & fees (in state) $2,136Books & supplies $2,072Other costs $6,646

After grants, the average family on aid pays $4,600.

Tuition and fees are $2,136 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$5,556

About $11,112 over 2 years · 49% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
32%
within 3 years · Pell students 32%
Come back for year two
68%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$41,302
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$15,000
about $159 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$159 a month against about $2,892 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

39%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 38% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$37k
Middle income$30–75k
$48k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 21%Liberal arts 15%Business 12%Computer science 9%Mechanic & repair 8%Engineering tech 6%Everything else 29%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities355 graduates a year · typical debt $12,059
$39k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing201 graduates a year · typical debt $17,586
$74k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations149 graduates a year · typical debt $15,688
$46k4 yrs out
Psychology, General87 graduates a year · typical debt $18,436
$38k4 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions79 graduates a year · typical debt $12,817
$65k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections43 graduates a year · typical debt $16,750
$45k4 yrs out
Biology, General31 graduates a year
$41k4 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions30 graduates a year · typical debt $12,000
$63k4 yrs out
The town around it

Living in Amarillo

5% of Amarillo’s 205,130 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Amarillo pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Amarillo College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

West Texas A & M UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Canyon
14.7 mi6,964 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.