Economic Contribution

The Dallas County Community College 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 the Dallas County economy receives about $204.1 million in net added income each year due to DCCCD payroll and operations spending. 

Some of the highlights of the study:

• Taxpayers see a rate of return of 8.2 percent on their investment in DCCCD.
• For every dollar students invest in DCCCD, they receive a cumulative $5.50 in higher future income over the course of their working careers.
• Texas benefits from improved health and reduced welfare, unemployment and crime, saving the public some $23.5 million per year.

Read the study about DCCCD, compiled by Economic Modeling Specialists Inc.:

• Main Report (PDF - 684KB)
• Executive Summary (PDF - 669KB)
• Overview Fact Sheet (PDF - 100KB)
• Business Perspective (PDF - 188KB)
• Taxpayer Perspective (PDF - 290KB)
• Student Perspective (PDF - 250KB)
  
• Social Perspective (PDF - 309KB)

Learn how much each college in DCCCD contributes to the economy individually.