Is Dallas Christian College Worth It?

Dallas Christian College is a financial risk. You pay $22,456 a year in net price, and the median graduate earns $43,503 a decade out. That gap alone would be tolerable, but the completion numbers are the real problem: fewer than one in four students graduates, and only 38.67% come back for a second year. If you enroll, the odds are stacked against you finishing at all, and leaving with debt but no degree is the worst outcome here.

The two bachelor programs with reported earnings both pay poorly. Business/Commerce graduates earn $26,739 and carry the highest debt on the list at $29,613. Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries pays even less at $24,035. Those are the entry-level earnings of a degree that cost you tens of thousands, and neither clears what a Dallas job market with plenty of business roles would suggest is possible elsewhere. Business, the more marketable field, saddles you with more debt for barely more pay.

The net price barely moves with income. A family under $30k pays $21,705. a family over $110k pays $24,553. That flat structure means low-income families get almost no break here, and the price sits above $20,000 no matter what you earn. For a lower-income family, spending $21,705 a year on a school where most students don't graduate is a hard bet to justify.

This school fits you only if the ministry mission is the point and earnings are secondary. If you're choosing based on financial return, a religious calling that pays under $25,000, or business training you could get cheaper at a public school, look elsewhere. The completion risk is the deciding factor: you need to be confident you'll be part of the small share who actually finish.