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Temple College

Temple, Texas Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Temple College is a public two-year institution in Temple, Texas. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 5,274 students in fall 2024.

Temple College offers certificates and associate degrees across 58 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Registered Nursing, and Business/Commerce. It awarded 965 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Mission

The mission of Temple College is to foster student success for our diverse community by providing quality lifelong learning and enrichment experiences that empower students to achieve their dreams and aspirations.

Mission statement as reported by Temple College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,274
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
965
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
58
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 58

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 1
Health Professions 12
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Psychology 1
Engineering Technologies 4
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology CertificateAssociate 19 graduates
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Education 2
English Language and Literature 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Social Sciences 3
Legal Professions and Studies 1
History 1
Physical Sciences 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Science Technologies 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
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
38%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
734
Certificates under 1 year
182
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
49

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,274
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,274
Full-time, fall 2024
33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,105
Full-time, 2024-25
41%
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
66%
Men
34%
White
38%
Hispanic or Latino
34%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
34%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Christina Ponce
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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