Trinity Valley Community College

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#7022 / #1854
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
College based in Athens, Texas, U.S.

Trinity Valley Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1854
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$2,640
Graduation rate
26%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
5,655

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Trinity Valley Community College Featured Rankings

About Trinity Valley Community College

According to Wikipedia, Trinity Valley Community College is a public community college based in Athens, Texas. It has six campuses serving five counties across the southeast and eastern parts of the state. History TVCC was founded in 1946 as Henderson County Junior College in Athens, the county seat. The current name, adopted in September 1986, was taken from the Trinity River, which bisects the region. By that time it had expanded to serve residents of more than one county.

Trinity Valley Community College's Online Degrees

AA in Economics
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Accounting
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Business Administration & Management
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Computer Science
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Pre-Law
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in History and Government
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Mathematics
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Sociology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in English
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Spanish
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Kinesiology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Biology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Biomedical Sciences Pre-Professional Program
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Chemistry
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Physical Science
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Physics
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online

Trinity Valley Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
26%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Trinity Valley Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$2,640
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$3,256
30K - 48K$3,316
48K - 75K$4,428
75K - 110K$7,301
110K+$10,096

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Trinity Valley Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Trinity Valley Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $41,336 a year, and 83% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Trinity Valley Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
7,7227,722

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Trinity Valley Community College?

Trinity Valley Community College is located at 100 Cardinal Drive, Athens, TX 75751.

How Safe is Trinity Valley Community College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Trinity Valley Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Trinity Valley Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.05%. Athens has a violent crime rate of 0.42% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.41%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Trinity Valley Community College Known For?

Trinity Valley Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Trinity Valley Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Trinity Valley Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Criminal Justice
#1011
World Rank
#1016
Historical Rank
#542
USA Rank

Trinity Valley Community College ranks #542 in the U.S. and #1011 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Medical
#2441
World Rank
#2444
Historical Rank
#674
USA Rank

Trinity Valley Community College ranks #674 in the U.S. and #2441 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Nursing
#3198
World Rank
#3199
Historical Rank
#1243
USA Rank

Trinity Valley Community College ranks #1243 in the U.S. and #3198 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Education
#7111
World Rank
#7113
Historical Rank
#1865
USA Rank

Trinity Valley Community College ranks #1865 in the U.S. and #7111 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Computer Science
#8193
World Rank
#8197
Historical Rank
#2094
USA Rank

Trinity Valley Community College ranks #2094 in the U.S. and #8193 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees

Who Are Trinity Valley Community College's Most Influential Alumni?

Trinity Valley Community College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, Medical, and Earth Sciences. Here are some of Trinity Valley Community College's most famous alumni:

Nick Van Exel
Nick Van Exel
An American basketball coach and former player.
Shawn Kemp
Shawn Kemp
An American basketball player.
Matt Bryant
Matt Bryant
An American football player .