Odessa College
Odessa, Texas
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 4,654 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agriculture, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,346
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
- Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $26,936
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 106 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 42 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 65 finishedGraduates here earned $28,894 a year after finishingNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 82 finishedGraduates here earned $18,492 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 48 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 36 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,799
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,096
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,712
- Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $59,185
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 54 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 83 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 60 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 40 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 66 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 69 finishedGraduates here earned $79,954 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 88 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (24)
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 33 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 26 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 143 finishedGraduates here earned $47,516 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $33,346
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $22,567
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $47,691
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,003
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,448
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 424 finishedGraduates here earned $40,708 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $31,627
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $36,826
- Mechanical EngineeringAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $52,218
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $38,048
- MusicAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $26,345
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 34 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,917
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,090
- SociologyAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $33,731
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $32,424
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $22,303
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $5,895per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $13,797sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $2,688Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 2%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 39%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $43,0976 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $47,17410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $9,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 24%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 29%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Odessa College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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