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Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

Bexar County
Downtown San Antonio
Est. 1945

Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today's world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named "Best Institutional Facility" by Live Oak Economic Development.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunities for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Top 10 finalist for the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.
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St. Philip's College

St. Philip's College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College is named in the top 150 community colleges in the nation by Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Northwest Vista College

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Northwest Vista College has an open door admissions policy, which means there are no entrance exam scores, minimum GPA or class ranking required. The only requirement is completion of a high school diploma or GED.
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Institutional Research

Mission:

The mission of the Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness Office is to create a culture of evidence to support NVC’s strategic and operational planning processes and institutional assessment activities. This is accomplished by collecting and maintaining data for analysis and reporting.

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Among the top 25

community colleges in the nation for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook

Ranked 2nd

among Texas community colleges from 2018 rankings at bestcolleges.com

FALL 2018

16,293 enrolled students

1,870 college level classes offered

1,316 college students first time and full time

Hispanic Serving Institution

with 75% of undergraduate students from minority groups in Fall 2018

Average of 3,353

dual credit students over the last 5 fall terms

FISCAL YEAR 2018

5,659 awarded Pell grants

3,641 awarded Associate degrees and certificates

50% transfer out rate

Quick Facts 2017