Fast Facts

Service Area

The Alamo Colleges District service area includes Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr and Wilson counties.

We enroll more than 50% of all college students in Bexar County.

OUR PROMISE

INVESTING IN OUR STUDENTS. INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

Largest provider of higher education in South Texas (100,000+ students).
We represent the diversity of our community (81% minority).
10,864 degrees and certificates were awarded in FY 2021.
The average associate degree graduate from the Alamo Colleges District will see an increase in earnings of $9,400 each year, compared to someone with a high school diploma working in Texas.

WHO WE ARE:

67%

HISPANIC

60%

FEMALE

81%

PART-TIME

29%

ECONOMICALLY
DISADVANTAGED

70%

RECEIVE
FINANCIAL AID

WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED:

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First community college system to achieve this level of recognition in the history of the program.

Four of our colleges named Aspen Institutes Top 150 community colleges in the U.S. One is a finalist for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

HIGH SCHOOL

PROGRAMS

12,500 STUDENTS

19 EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS (ECHS)

13 PATHWAYS IN TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS (PTECHS)

6 STEM ACADEMIES

4 CAST CAREER ACADEMIES

ADVOCACY CENTERS

Helping with student needs like food insecurity, clothing, childcare, counseling, etc.

WHERE WE ARE GOING:

• Partner to end poverty in the San Antonio region through education.

• New buildings through a Capital Improvements Plan and bond.

• Poised for Smart Growth.