Alongside this honor, the San Antonio location ranked at No. 62 nationally. On a local scale, it was beat out by Rice University (ranked No.1 out of Texas institutions) and the University of Texas at Austin (ranked No. 2). The rest of the places that made the top ten statewide are listed below.

“About 45% of the adult working-age population in this region doesn’t have a postsecondary credential,” said Dallas College Chancellor Justin Lonon. The region must equip residents with hirable skills — or the gap between the haves and the have-nots will widen, Lonon said.

Dallas College is launching a new dual degree track in partnership with the American College of Education, allowing nursing students to earn a Bachelor's and Master's of Science degree in as little as four years for an estimated $3,