Schools and Education
Corpus Christi is home to several institutions of higher learning including Del Mar College, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Our Lady of Corpus Christi, a private, Roman Catholic university, a branch of the Coastal Bend College education program, and numerous vocational schools including Southern Careers Institute and Vogue Cosmetology School.
Five school districts provide primary and secondary education to Corpus Christi: Corpus Christi Independent School District, Calallen ISD, Flour Bluff ISD, Tuloso-Midway ISD and West Oso ISD. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corpus Christi provides the primary and secondary education for Catholic schools.
Del Mar College is a comprehensive community college offering more academic, occupational, technical and continuing education programs than any other college or university in the area. Each year, more than 24,000 students enroll in one of 150 different credit and noncredit programs. It is the region’s leader in higher education.
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is one of 13 colleges in the country to be named an institute of excellence, by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Del Mar College is in the top two percent of American community colleges.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there were 277,454 people in Corpus Christi.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,414 and the median income for a family was $41,672.
Men had a median income of $31,863 versus $22,616 for women.