Education
BY KEVIN CUMMINGS
Higher Education Guide
2024
Readers, welcome to Community Impact’s annual Higher Education Edition! This guide features the latest updates and resources about local higher education options in your community. Whether it’s a university, college, trade program or apprenticeship, higher education institutions play a large role in shaping our local communities. In this edition, our reporters take a look at the new developments and opportunities taking place at local institutions.
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Student data Fall student enrollment
While many local institutions saw enrollment decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, numbers have grown recently with Dallas College seeing the most.
Largest academic programs by enrollment Dallas College
Highest educational attainment by population
Dallas College Midwestern State University Texas Woman’s University North Central Texas College University of North Texas
Coppell
Lewisville
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities: 51,881
Less than 9th grade
1.6%
5.6%
Midwestern State University
61,637
Some high school
1.1%
4.5%
Health professions and related programs: 1,234
4,738
7,574
2021
9,787
High school graduate
8.5%
21.8%
North Central Texas College
32,450
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities: 5,251
Some college, no degree
58,771
13%
21%
4,598
7,303
2022
Texas Woman’s University
Associate’s degree
9,687
5.3%
8.7%
Health professions and related programs: 2,921
32,849
Bachelor’s degree Graduate or professional degree
38.6%
25.9%
61,536
University of North Texas
4,309
7,543
2023
Business, management, marketing and related support services: 7,472
31.9%
12.5%
9,851
33,513
SOURCE: TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 2022 COMMUNITY IMPACT
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