Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas · Website
$41,302
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,302
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Amarillo College is a public 2-year college in Amarillo, Texas with 7,399 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,600 a year (tuition and fees $2,136 in-state, $4,704 out-of-state). 32% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $41,302 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $15,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,600
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$2,136
Out-of-state $4,704
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
32%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$15,000
About $159 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$41,302
Rank 2,468 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,600
- Tuition in-state
- $2,136
- Tuition out-of-state
- $4,704
- Cost of attendance
- $10,854
- Students with a need-based grant
- 44%
- Students with federal loans
- 12%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,856
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,129
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,556
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $6,328
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $8,143
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $2,010 in 2015-16 to $2,136 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 7,399
- Part-time students
- 54%
- Women
- 66%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 32%
- Retention rate
- 68%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 68
- Endowment
- $5.77M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,468 of 5,094 US colleges and 128 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,600 | $18,447 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $2,136 | $9,940 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 32% | 59% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 68% | 74% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $15,000 | $10,667 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,698 | $32,765 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,302 | $38,474 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 39% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
68 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 355 | $12,059 | $31,173 | $39,030 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 201 | $17,586 | $64,713 | $74,250 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 149 | $15,688 | $32,969 | $45,584 | $48,733 |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 145 | $13,216 | $37,250 | $45,751 | $56,556 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 129 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,118 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 122 | $9,500 | $43,443 | $50,708 | $51,586 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 103 | Withheld | Withheld | $70,658 | $65,202 |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 87 | $18,436 | $25,076 | $37,684 | $39,288 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 82 | $18,308 | $34,489 | $45,793 | $47,440 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 79 | $12,817 | $53,099 | $64,970 | $65,389 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 66 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 61 | Withheld | $48,263 | $46,858 | $48,702 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 52 | $13,003 | $42,037 | $62,068 | $56,073 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | $16,750 | $35,952 | $44,946 | $46,706 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | $41,250 | $44,758 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 30 | $12,000 | $42,484 | $63,259 | $61,982 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 28 | Withheld | $45,594 | $46,983 | $58,424 |
| Computer ProgrammingAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | Withheld | $32,074 | $48,409 | $58,070 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $22,026 | $32,681 |
| Precision Metal WorkingAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,451 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | $13,304 | $49,025 | $45,950 | $42,269 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,272 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | $48,916 | $62,999 | $57,702 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $34,184 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Amarillo and Texas on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Amarillo College cost?
$4,600 a year is the average net price at Amarillo College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $2,136 for in-state students and $4,704 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $10,854. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,856 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Amarillo College?
Amarillo College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Amarillo College graduates earn?
$41,302 a year is the median pay of former Amarillo College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,698 after 6 years). That ranks 2,468 of 5,094 US colleges and 128 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $64,713.
How much student debt do Amarillo College graduates have?
$15,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Amarillo College graduates, about $159 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 12% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Amarillo College?
32% of first-time, full-time students at Amarillo College finish within 3 years. 68% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Amarillo College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (355 associate's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (201 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (149 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 68 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.