Public · McKinney, Texas

Collin County Community College District

Collin County Community College District is a public institution in McKinney, Texas. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$8,969
Avg net price / yr
$48,701
10-yr median earnings
21.1%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Collin County Community College District posts above-median former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 31%
former-student earnings, US
21.1%
150%-time completion
+25%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large Carnegie: Bacc/Assoc's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Collin County Community College District profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C
College Value Score
57/100
Collin County Community College District

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings B-
$48,701
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,969
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
21.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A
$7,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
54.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Collin County Community College District vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$48,701

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$8,969

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

21.1%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 21.1%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Collin County Community College District vs peers

Collin County Community College District positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Collin County Community College District pos… Carnegie Classification: Bacc/Assoc's Bacc/Assoc… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $19K $72K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $3K $19K Avg Net Price ($) Collin County Community College District (you are here): $49K earn · $9K net · 21% grad You are here - Collin County Comm… The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: $50K earn · $5K net · 50% grad The University of … El Paso Community College: $35K earn · $3K net · 23% grad El Paso Community … San Jacinto Community College: $43K earn · $12K net · 32% grad San Jacinto Commun… Austin Community College District: $43K earn · $6K net · 19% grad Austin Community C… The University of Texas at San Antonio: $57K earn · $11K net · 52% grad The University of … The University of Texas at Dallas: $68K earn · $18K net · 75% grad Graduate America College: $22K earn · $14K net · 92% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Collin County Community College District ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Collin County Community College District: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$48,701 Top 31% higher than 69% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Collin County Community College District National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $48,701 #1588 of 5103 69th
Average net price $8,969 #938 of 5020 81st (lower is better)
150%-time completion 21.1% #4646 of 4858 4th
Undergraduate enrollment 26,449 #84 of 5462 98th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

26,449
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
21.1%
150%-time completion
$48,701
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Collin County Community College District ranks in Texas

State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Collin County Community College District State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $48,701 #84 of 324 74th
Average net price $8,969 #66 of 340 81st (lower is better)
150%-time completion 21.1% #307 of 324 5th
Undergraduate enrollment 26,449 #15 of 366 96th

Highest former-student earnings in Texas

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Collin County Community College District

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Collin County Community College District - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $2,014
Out-of-State Tuition $6,064
Average Net Price $8,969
16.2%
Pell Grant Rate
7.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,500
Median Debt
$80/mo
Monthly Payment

What students pay at Collin County Community College District rose +62.3% since 2013

Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $5,535 in 2013 to $8,986 in 2023, a rise of $3,451 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $5,5352014: $6,2102015: $6,2802016: $6,6002017: $6,0182018: $5,9922019: $6,2932020: $7,0402021: $7,8942022: $8,1222023: $8,986
2013 · $5,5352023 · $8,986

Over the same years, enrollment went +4.7% (24,687 → 25,857 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

60.0%
Female
41.0%
First Generation

Outcomes

$38,984
Median Earnings (6yr)
60.1%
Earning Over $25K
54.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 21.1%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $38,984
Median earnings 10 years after entry $48,701
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 60.1%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 54.1%
Median federal student debt At completion $7,500
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $80/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Associate's 12 4,018 $60,734 $87,103 $6,984
Certificate 1 152 - - -

Top programs at Collin County Community College District by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 174 $87,103 $6,968
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's 70 $68,327 $6,750
Business/Commerce, General Associate's 231 $63,117 $5,671
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's 19 $62,848 -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's 144 $52,314 $8,614
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 2,955 $51,130 $6,918
Design and Applied Arts Associate's 87 $40,300 -
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's 154 - -
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's 24 - -
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's 88 - -
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate's 15 - -
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate 152 - -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 57 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Collin County Community College District?
Collin County Community College District is a public institution in McKinney, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 26,449 students.
How much do Collin County Community College District former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Collin County Community College District who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $48,701 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $38,984.
How much does Collin County Community College District cost?
The average net price at Collin County Community College District is $8,969. In-state tuition is $2,014 and out-of-state tuition is $6,064. Median student debt at graduation is $7,500.
What is the graduation rate at Collin County Community College District?
Collin County Community College District has a 21.1% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program).
Is Collin County Community College District worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Collin County Community College District is $7,500, while former students earn a median of $48,701 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 15% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 54.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $80.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Collin County Community College District

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