El Paso Community College is a public two-year institution in El Paso, Texas. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 25,567 students in fall 2024.
El Paso Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 113 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 4,824 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
25,567
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
4,824
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
113
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 113
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
52%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
3,839
Certificates under 1 year
282
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
703
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
25,567
Undergraduates, fall 2024
25,567
Full-time, fall 2024
32%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
43,379
Full-time, 2024-25
21%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
57%
Men
43%
White
5%
Hispanic or Latino
78%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. William Serrata
Services and opportunities
ROTC, 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
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization