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Compare Del Mar College vs Northwest Vista College

Corpus Christi, TX · San Antonio, TX

Del Mar CollegeNorthwest Vista College
Cost
Price after aid (average)$3,399/yr$4,525/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$2,541/yr$3,178/yr
Typical loan debt at graduation$5,500$9,400
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$2,500/yr$4,204/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$5,823/yr$5,752/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$7,947/yr$7,633/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)$12,845/yr$10,517/yr
Typical loan payment after graduation$58/mo$100/mo
Room & board (off campus)$8,505/yr$14,250/yr
Borrowers who default0%0%
Books & supplies$1,600/yr$500/yr
Sticker price (before aid)$12,895/yr$11,932/yr
Tuition (in-state)$3,440/yr$3,412/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$6,050/yr$9,952/yr
Students with Pell Grants33%23%
Students taking federal loans4.9%2.4%
Getting in
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate11%32%
Typical earnings 10 years in$38,656/yr$42,490/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$20,990–$61,557$24,083–$61,809
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)24%27%
White students graduating14%38%
Black students graduating0%20%
Hispanic students graduating10%31%
Asian students graduating14%57%
Typical earnings 6 years in$32,526/yr$35,741/yr
Earn more than a HS grad57%63%
Pell students who graduate11%33%
First-gen students who finish15%20%
Low-income students who finish14%19%
Students who transfer out15%21%
Typical earnings 8 years in$34,559/yr$38,613/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsHealth Professions 24% · Precision Production 15% · Business, Management & Marketing 10%Liberal Arts & General Studies 80% · Computer & Information Sciences 8% · Communications Technologies 4%
Most popular programHealth Professions — 24% of degreesLiberal Arts & General Studies — 80% of degrees
2nd most popular programPrecision Production — 15% of degreesComputer & Information Sciences — 8% of degrees
3rd most popular programBusiness, Management & Marketing — 10% of degreesCommunications Technologies — 4% of degrees
4th most popular programScience Technologies — 9% of degreesEducation — 3% of degrees
5th most popular programMechanic & Repair Technologies — 8% of degreesVisual & Performing Arts — 2% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)No data reportedBusiness Administration, Management and Operations — $36,713/yr
Degrees in STEM8%7.8%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment9,50113,993
Students per professor12 : 133 : 1
Average professor pay$8,068/mo$7,894/mo
Full-time professors100%45%
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited bySouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Median family income$21,574$24,817
SettingCity (large)City (large)
LocationCorpus Christi, TXSan Antonio, TX
RegionSouthwestSouthwest
Founded19351995
Public or privatePublicPublic
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationAssociate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High TraditionalAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students3.7%0.3%
Men43%44%
Women57%56%
White students18%16%
Black students1.9%6.7%
Hispanic or Latino students72%69%
Asian students2.2%2.8%
Two or more races0.7%3.7%
Other / not reported1.7%1.1%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students50%46%
Part-time students84%73%
Students age 25+28%19%
Spent on teaching per student$11,304/yr$4,436/yr
Endowment$34.8MNo data reported
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingNo — no campus housingNo — no campus housing
Meal plan offeredNoNo
Academic calendarSemesterSemester
Federal designationNoneNone
Study abroadNoYes
Undergraduate researchNoNo
ROTCNoYes — Army
Accepts AP creditYesYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceYesYes
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineYesYes
Weekend & evening classesYesYes
Teacher certificationYesYes
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyYesYes
Job placement for graduatesYesYes
On-campus day careYesNo
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesNoNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolYesNo
Credit for military trainingYesYes
Student veteran organizationYesYes
Tuition payment planYesYes
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoNo
Prepaid tuition planNoNo
Athletics
College sports levelNo intercollegiate athletics reportedNo intercollegiate athletics reported

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.