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Central Texas College

Killeen, Texas Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Central Texas College is a public two-year institution in Killeen, Texas. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 8,373 students.

Central Texas College offers certificates and associate degrees across 68 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 2,851 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 32 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
8,373
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
2,851
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
68
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 68

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Health Professions 12
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Construction Trades 1
Communications Technologies 2
Precision Production 1
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Social Sciences 1
Education 1
Engineering 1
Engineering Technologies 3
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Physical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
1,763
Certificates under 1 year
657
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
431

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,373
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,373
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
13,654
Full-time, 2024-25
29%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
55%
Men
45%
White
26%
Hispanic or Latino
30%
Black or African American
27%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
32
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
57%
Students taking some online courses
25%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Chancellor
Michele J. Carter, Ed.D.
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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