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 adds value to lives and builds communities 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’s direct impact on the community adds approximately $1.5 billion to the area’s economy annually, including current operations and past student productivity (contributions through increased salaries and wages, based on educational levels), according to a 2002 report funded by the Texas Association of Community Colleges.
Each of the seven colleges — Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield, El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake and Richland — is individually accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 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.
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, age, national origin, religion, sex, disability or sexual orientation.
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 Strategic Plan for the institution.