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Alvin Community College
Alvin Community College is a public two-year institution located in Alvin, Texas. The campus offers over eighty degrees and certificates alongside online courses and workplace training options for students seeking flexible learning pathways.
Alvin, TXsuburb, large
$5,121AVG NET PRICE
5,830STUDENTS
University data profileIPEDS 2023
THE SIGNATURE
Alvin Community College Report Card
Explore university facts, programs, and campus life at a glance.
Alvin Community College serves as a public two-year institution situated in Alvin, Texas. The college operates with a total student enrollment of approximately five thousand eight hundred thirty students and maintains a first year retention rate of sixty-nine percent. It offers programs designed to fit various lifestyles through online courses, dual credit opportunities, and workplace training initiatives.
Located just thirty miles from Houston, the main campus in Alvin provides access to over eighty degrees and certificates. The institution also operates a West location that offers convenience for students throughout Brazoria County with flexible programs tailored to support individual goals. New Bachelor's Degree in Business options are now available alongside real world programs designed to ignite specific passions like culinary arts.
Students can take advantage of online student support services and virtual appointments with advisors through the academic advising page. The campus hosts upcoming events such as theatre auditions for productions like The Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe open to students and the community.
AT A GLANCE
TypeCommunityTwo years
Settingsuburb, large
Calendarsemester
GETTING IN
Admissions
Prospective students can apply for admission to Alvin Community College through their online portal or by visiting the website. Admission requirements include meeting Texas Success Initiative standards, which may be exempted via ACT, SAT, GED, or high school transcript scores of seventy or better in college prep classes.
WHAT IT COSTS
Cost & Financial Aid
Sticker price tells you little — net price after aid is what most families actually pay.
Source: IPEDS 2023
IN-STATE TUITION & FEES
$3,058/yr
Out-of-state: $4,330/yr. Texas residents pay roughly 29% less.
Net price by income band
$3,238$0–$30,000
$3,744$30,001–$48,000
$6,298$48,001–$75,000
$6,007$75,001–$110,000
$6,151$110,001+
AVERAGE NET PRICE AFTER AID
$5,121/yr
▼ 49% since 2020-2131% receive grants or scholarships
Average grant or scholarship aid $4,284.
IN THE CLASSROOM
Academics
The institution offers over eighty degrees and certificates across its main campus and West location for Brazoria County students. Academic pathways include online courses, dual credit opportunities, and workplace training designed to support real world goals.
Student–faculty ratio
16:1
First-year retention
69%
Median across 34 institutions in our national dataset: 89%.
Bachelor-level fields offered
0
Bachelor-level fields reported as offered in IPEDS
CAMPUS LIFE
Campus & Housing
Reported capacity of institution-controlled housing and campus setting. Capacity does not indicate how many students currently live in university housing.
Setting
suburb, large
AFTER GRADUATION
Student outcomes
Earnings and employment of former students after entering the university.
Source: College Scorecard 2025
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$45,762
Median earnings of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.
Working after 10 yrs
84.2%
Share of former students working and not enrolled, ten years after entry.
Earning more than a high-school graduate
70.1%
70.1% of former students earn above the Scorecard high-school earnings threshold, ten years after entry.
Data Sources: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics, and College Scorecard. University Apartments is not affiliated with Alvin Community College.