Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) is the largest undergraduate institution in the state of Texas. We have seven colleges — Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland — plus the R. Jan LeCroy Center for Educational Telecommunications. Since 1965, we have served more than 1.5 million people.
DCCCD
equips students for successful living and responsible citizenship in a rapidly changing local, national and world community by providing:
- the first two years of a bachelor's degree
- more than 100 high-demand career programs
- enrichment and certification classes for a lifetime of learning
- professors who are dedicated to your success, not a research grant
- unparalleled quality at a tuition you can afford
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Our district is a good deal for business, taxpayers, students and society at large. A study of the economic contribution of Texas community colleges has found that DCCCD’s economic contribution to the Dallas County economy is about $204.1 million in net added income each year through payroll and operations spending.
Each of the seven colleges — Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland — is individually accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate degree. The official statement of accreditation for each college is published in that college’s individual catalog. In addition to regional accreditation, numerous instructional programs of the colleges have earned accreditation from national and state agencies, industry councils and/or professional associations. (Learn more about our accreditation.)
We recognize that many students who wish to attend college do not have the financial resources available to pay the cost of higher education. So each of our colleges operates an Office of Financial Aid to help students obtain financial assistance such as grants, loans, scholarships or part-time employment.
We are an equal opportunity institution. Educational opportunities are offered by Dallas County Community College District without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or gender expression.
Our student population, which mirrors the faces of the community, is diverse: 24.3 percent Hispanic, 23.9 percent African-American, 8.4 percent Asian, 39.9 percent Anglo and 3.4 percent all others combined. We are approaching a similar level of diversity among our employees: 22.1 percent African-American, 13.6 percent Hispanic, 4.2 percent Asian, 58.8 percent Anglo and 1.3 percent all others combined. We also encourage diversity among our vendors through our Business Diversity Program.
Our governing board comprises seven trustees who are elected from single-member districts for six-year terms. They establish the districtwide mission and goals for the institution.