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Texas College

Tyler, Texas Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Texas College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Tyler, Texas. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 614 students. It is a historically Black college or university. Its religious affiliation is Christian Methodist Episcopal.

Texas College offers associate degrees and bachelor's degrees across 19 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, General Studies, and Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. It awarded 68 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 34% 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
614
Students enrolled
34%
First-year retention
68
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
19
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 19

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 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Social Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Education 7
English Language and Literature 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 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
34%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
52
Associate degrees
16

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
614
Undergraduates, fall 2024
614
Full-time, fall 2024
90%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
884
Full-time, 2024-25
81%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women
36%
Men
64%
White
3%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
85%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
67%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Christian Methodist Episcopal
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Sooner Athletic Conference; Red River Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Dwight J. Fennell
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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