NCTC vs. DMC

North Central Texas College vs. Del Mar College comparison

	North Central Texas College	Del Mar College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	NCTC	DMC
Location	Gainesville, TX	Corpus Christi, TX
Setting	Distant Town	Large City
Enrollment	7,360	9,725
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	nctc.edu	delmar.edu
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Costs	NCTC	DMC
Tuition (In State)	$1,368	$2,130
Tuition (Out of State)	$4,944	$3,240
Room & Board	$4,827	$6,950
Avg Net Price	$5,045	$6,028
Avg Grant Aid	$5,111	$5,912
% Receiving Grant Aid	59%	80%

Admission	NCTC	DMC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Jun 1, 2025

Academics	NCTC	DMC
Student to Faculty Ratio	19:1	11:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (50%) Health Professions (32%) Personal and Culinary Services (5%) Education (4%) Business (3%)	Health Professions (23%) Business (14%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (12%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (11%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (7%)
Outcomes	NCTC	DMC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$37,200	$36,100
Making Student Loan Payments	40%	41%
Median Student Loan Debt	$6,750	$4,279
Median Loan Payment	$69	$44

Diversity	NCTC	DMC
% Men	42%	42%
% Women	58%	58%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Medium
HBCU	No	No
% White	62%	26%
% Black	9%	3%
% Hispanic	22%	65%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	3%	4%
% International	1%	0%
% Unknown Race	0%	0%

Students	NCTC	DMC
% In-State	99%	97%
% Out-of-State	1%	2%
Campus	NCTC	DMC
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	Yes	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Del Mar College is larger than than NCTC based on total student enrollment (9,725 students vs. 7,360 students)

NCTC vs. DMC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, NCTC or DMC?

• North Central Texas College is 29.6% more expensive to attend than DMC for in-state tuition ($2,760.00 vs. $2,130.00)
• Out of state tuition is 52.6% higher at NCTC than Del Mar College ($4,944.00 vs. $3,240.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at North Central Texas College than DMC ($5,045 vs. $6,028)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at North Central Texas College are 44% lower than costs at Del Mar College ($4,827 vs. $6,950)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Del Mar College than North Central Texas College (80% vs. 59%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Del Mar College students is 15.7% larger than aid received North Central Texas College ($5,912 vs. $5,111)

Which college is harder to get into, NCTC or DMC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between DMC or NCTC .

NCTC vs. DMC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, NCTC or DMC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between DMC and NCTC.

• Graduates from North Central Texas College earn on average $1,100 more per year than DMC graduates after ten years. ($37,200 vs. $36,100)
• Del Mar College students graduate with a $2,471 lower median federal student loan debt than NCTC graduates. ($4,279 vs. $6,750)
• DMC graduates are paying $25 less per month on federal student loans than NCTC graduates. ($44 vs. $69)
• More DMC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former NCTC students, three years after graduation. (41% vs. 40%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/