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El Paso Community College

  • LocationEl Paso, TX
  • Type and sizePublic · 2-year · 24,420 students
Official website

El Paso Community College is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 1.8 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of El Paso Community College, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miSaint Raphael Catholic Church: 1.8 mi1San Antonio de Padua Catholic Church: 1.8 mi2Saint Pius X Catholic Church: 2.0 mi3Little Flower Catholic Church: 2.2 mi4Santo Niño de Atocha Catholic Church: 2.5 mi5Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church: 2.6 mi6El Paso Community College (campus)N2 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Saint Raphael Catholic Church — 1.8 mi · 2301 Zanzibar Road, El Paso
  2. San Antonio de Padua Catholic Church — 1.8 mi · 503 Hunter Drive, El Paso
  3. Saint Pius X Catholic Church — 2.0 mi · 1050 North Clark Drive, El Paso
  4. Little Flower Catholic Church — 2.2 mi · 171 Polo Inn Road, El Paso
  5. Santo Niño de Atocha Catholic Church — 2.5 mi · 210 South Clark Drive, El Paso
  6. Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church — 2.6 mi · 7424 Mimosa Avenue, El Paso

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

Academic Excellence is computed for four-year colleges with at least 100 undergraduates. Seminaries, graduate-only schools, and two-year colleges are not rated.

Campus facts

SettingCity
ROTCArmy
Students per faculty member21 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
24,420
Total students24,420
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$3,206
Cost of attendance (per year)$13,337
Median federal debt at graduation$6,566
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
24%
First-year retention63%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$35,212
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants37%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Diocese of El Paso

The Most Reverend Mark J. Seitz, Bishop of El Paso

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: elpasodiocese.org, elpasodiocese.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

About this school’s data

  • IPEDS unit ID 224642
  • Carnegie classification: Associate's college
  • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges d.b.a. Commission on Colleges and Universities (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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