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Exterior photo of a U.S. Department of Education building sign with the department seal, next to a U.S. flag.  Initial Analysis of the "Do No Harm" Earnings Test
Students sit and talk on tiered indoor steps in a bright, modern academic building, some reading notebooks or tablets, while one student stands on the steps speaking with another; planters and floor cushions are visible nearby.  Transfer Pathways and Economic Mobility
Road with the word start and a sign for college ahead  Who Stays? Increasing Student Retention
A daughter holds her father's hand How Dallas College Shapes Family Earnings
A child and parent holding hands while walking forward Student Stories of Intergenerational Mobility
A photograph of students walking away from the viewer Dallas College-Going Rates and Opportunity Youth
Photo of Dallas College graduation in May 2025 First Destinations of Dallas College Graduates
An advisor counsels a struggling student Student Attrition Before Census Day
A photo of a college student holding books Economic Value at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Dallas College dual credit students attend their graduation ceremony Career Outcomes for Dallas Dual Credit Students

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A graduation cap rests atop a pile of cash Financial Value of College
Students sit around a table, viewed from above College-to-Career Journey
Graduates through their caps into the air Alumni Studies
A teacher shows young students how to use a microscope Dual Credit
A student writes at a desk with stacks of coins in front of them Student Loan Debt
A laptop displaying charts and graphs Data Dashboards
Updated January 22, 2026