by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Amarillo College was awarded 435 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health and medical assisting services.
College Factual ranked Amarillo College as #1,227 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list.
Amarillo College is also ranked #60 out of 116 schools in Texas.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Amarillo College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
Learn more about Amarillo College admissions.
At Amarillo College, the student to faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Amarillo College is 54%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Amarillo College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Amarillo College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,079 undergraduates at Amarillo College with 3,213 being full-time and 5,866 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,562 | $5,557 | $7,322 | $9,045 | $10,343 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Amarillo College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 Amarillo College, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $5,367 a year. That adds up to $21,468 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Amarillo College is 10.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
See which majors at Amarillo College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Amarillo College.
Contact details for Amarillo College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2011 S. Washington, Amarillo, TX 79109 |
| Phone: | 806-371-5000 |
| Website: | www.actx.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2019-2020, 5,181 students took at least one online class at Amarillo College. This is an increase from the 4,986 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 5,181 | 2,733 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,986 | 2,683 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,962 | 2,526 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,694 | 2,011 |
| 2015-2016 | 3,307 | 1,199 |
Learn more about online learning at Amarillo College.
Footnotes
*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.
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