With new data showing growth at Del Mar College, the Corpus Christi community college is now serving slightly more students than Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, the other institution of higher education in town.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shared preliminary enrollments for fall 2025 for institutions across the state this week. Student counts at Texas colleges and universities hit a record high this fall.

Enrollments surpassed pre-pandemic totals for each sector of higher education for the first time this fall, according to a coordinating board news release .

What to know about Del Mar College

This fall, Del Mar College reported nearly 11,700 enrollments.

Del Mar College’s enrollment grew by about 14% between fall 2024 and fall 2025, according to preliminary n

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