Dallas College Profile

Since 1965, Dallas College has served and educated more than 3 million students. As one of the largest colleges in Texas, we work to transform lives and communities through higher education in a rapidly changing local, national and world community. We provide:

  • Two-year and four-year degree programs, plus workforce-ready certificates
  • More than 100 high-demand career programs
  • Enrichment and certification classes for a lifetime of learning
  • Faculty dedicated to student success, not research grants
  • Unparalleled quality at a tuition our students can afford
  • $1.5M awarded in scholarship aid by Dallas College Foundation

Economic Impact

A study of the economic contribution of Texas community colleges has found that the college’s economic contribution to the Dallas County economy is about $458.3 million in net added income each year through payroll and operations spending.

Dallas College Demographics Pie Chart
  • Hispanic, 58,530 (46%)
  • Black/African American, 24,361 (19%)
  • White, 19,759 (15%)
  • Asian, 10,299 (8%)
  • International, 3,021 (2%)
  • Other/Not Reported, 9,297 (9%)
  • Generatoin Z/Zoomers, Ages 28 & Under - 85,127 (62%)
  • Generation Y/Millennials, Ages 29 to 44 - 28,034 (25%)
  • Generation X, Ages 45 to 60 - 12,223 (11%)
  • Baby Boomers, Ages 61 to 79 - 2,239 (2%)
  • Mature/Silent Generation, Ages 80 & Over - 197 (0.001%)
Dallas College Generation Pie Chart
105,577 Credit Students
26,225 Continuing Education Students
127,819 Total Unduplicated Students
4,080 Military Connected Students
31,701 Dual-Credit Students
6,449 Promise Students
12,353 Transfer-Out Students

At Dallas College, our programs are organized into seven schools of instruction, each offering diverse programs, including both credit and non-credit programs.

  • School of Business, Hospitality and Global Trade
  • School of Creative Arts, Entertainment and Design
  • School of Education
  • School of Engineering, Technology, Mathematics and Sciences
  • School of Health Sciences
  • School of Law and Public Service
  • School of Manufacturing and Industrial Technology
44 P-TECH
Programs
170 Homeschool Partners
150 Dual Credit
Partners
20 ECHS
Programs
4 On-Campus
High Schools

18 ISD Partners for ECHS/P-TECH

  • Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
  • Cedar Hill ISD
  • Cooper ISD
  • Coppell ISD
  • Dallas ISD
  • DeSoto ISD
  • Duncanville ISD
  • Ferris ISD
  • Forney ISD
  • Garland ISD
  • Grand Prairie ISD
  • Highland Park ISD
  • Irving ISD
  • Lancaster ISD
  • Mesquite ISD
  • Richardson ISD
  • Sunnyvale ISD

2024-2025 Academic Year

9,346 Associate Degrees
210 Bachelor’s Degrees
11,928 Certificates
Dallas College Campuses and Centers Map

7 Campuses

Dallas College, formerly the Dallas County Community College District, consists of seven campuses:

  • Brookhaven
  • Cedar Valley
  • Eastfield
  • El Centro
  • Mountain View
  • North Lake
  • Richland

For​ questions about hiring our students, please email EmployerResourceCenter@DallasCollege.edu.

Updated January 29, 2026