Temple College is a public community college located in Temple, TX. It offers 89 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 programs).

It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Temple College is $5,040 for Texas residents and $7,524 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Texas public community colleges' average ($6,796).

The school has 5,274 students, which is higher than Texas community collleges' average (2,943). In addition, 1,749 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (21 to 1) of Texas community colleges.


2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Temple College. Then, we compare its costs to Texas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - Temple
Texas ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,040$7,524
Books & Supplies$2,000
Off-Campus Living Costs$20,400
Average Financial Aid$4,395
Cost of Attendance$27,440$29,924
After Financial Aid$23,045$25,529
Temple Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Texas ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Temple College$5,040$7,524
Public Community Colleges in Texas$4,347$6,796
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Temple College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs1NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs3851NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 13 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 11 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child DevelopmentNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Child Care and Support Services ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Pre-Law StudiesNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and CompositionNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 269 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 17 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 26 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 13 completers
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Geographic Information Science and Cartography NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Musical TheatreNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 10 completers
NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)9 completers
8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED 14 completers
NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician14 completers
12 completers
NOT OFFERED
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing StudiesNOT OFFERED 26 completers
NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 79 completers
NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training26 completers
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 40 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 19 completers
NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision NOT OFFERED
Accounting NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 13 completers
NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
HistoryNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 5,274 students at Temple College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,617 male students and 3,115 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total4,7321,5643,168
Male Students1,6175741,043
Female Students3,1159902,125

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 5,274 total students, 3,294 students enrolled through distance learning (1,749 students enrolled exclusively and 1,545 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,274
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,749
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,545
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,980

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Temple College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address2600 S 1st St, Temple, TX
Phone254-298-8282
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$5,040
Out-of-State$7,524
Student Population »5,274 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »32%
Transfer-out Rate16%
Retention Rate68% (Full-time)
38% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,395
Students to Faculty18:1 (5.56%)