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Odessa College is a public institution situated in Odessa, Texas. The location of Odessa College is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Odessa College?

Contact details for Odessa College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	201 W University Blvd, Odessa, TX 79764
Phone:	432-335-6400
Website:	www.odessa.edu

How Do I Get Into Odessa College?

You can apply to Odessa College online at: www.odessa.edu/future-students/Admissions/be-a-wrangler/3-steps/1-Applying for Admission/index.html

Since Odessa College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Odessa College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Odessa College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $3,529 a year. That adds up to $14,116 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Odessa College is 5.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Odessa College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,947 undergraduate students at Odessa College, with 2,763 being full-time and 5,184 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,763 full-time undergraduates at Odessa College, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Odessa College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	32
Black or African American	166
Hispanic or Latino	1,802
White	644
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	98

Over 34 countries are represented at Odessa College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Australia, and Tanzania.

Online Learning at Odessa College

In 2020-2021, 5,229 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Odessa College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Odessa College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Odessa College was 19.1%. This is the #742 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Odessa College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.