701 Elm St.
Dallas, TX 75202-3299

Dallas County community college District is the largest undergraduate institution in the state of Texas. It consists of seven colleges -- Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland -- plus the R. Jan LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications. Since 1965, more than 1.5 million people have been served by Dallas County Community College.

The college adds value to the lives and communities it serves by providing a warm environment for learning. Students at Dallas County Community College are able to complete the first two years of a bachelor's degree. Some may choose to study from one of more than 100 high-demand career programs. Others take advantage of enrichment and certification classes for a lifetime of learning.

At Dallas County Community College, professors are dedicated to student success, not a research grant. Students are the top priority. The education they earn is unparalleled quality at a tuition that is affordable to working class people.

Quick Facts:

The student population at Dallas County Community College is diverse: 24.3 percent Hispanic, 23.9 percent African-American, 8.4 percent Asian, 39.9 percent Anglo, and 3.4 percent all others combined.

Each of the seven colleges -- Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland -- is individually accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.

Dallas County community college is a member of the League for Innovation in the Community College.

There are 6,900 full-time and part-time faculty, staff and administrators working to help students at Dallas County Community College.

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