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Texarkana College

Texarkana College is a public institution in Texarkana, 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.

$8,812
Avg net price / yr
$34,647
10-yr median earnings
41.1%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Texarkana College posts modest former-student earnings.

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

31st pct.
former-student earnings, US
41.1%
150%-time completion
+14%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Texarkana College 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 ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional"), 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

D
College Value Score
45/100
Texarkana College

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 F
$34,647
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,812
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
41.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
33.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Texarkana College 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

$34,647

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$8,812

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

41.1%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 41.1%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Texarkana College vs peers

Texarkana College 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. Texarkana College positioned by earnings vs … Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $29K $48K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $2K $14K Avg Net Price ($) Texarkana College (you are here): $35K earn · $9K net · 41% grad You are here - Texarkana College Lamar State College-Port Arthur: $37K earn · $3K net · 38% grad Lamar State Colleg… Clarendon College: $39K earn · $8K net · 51% grad Clarendon College Galveston College: $37K earn · $8K net · 33% grad Galveston College Sul Ross State University: $42K earn · $13K net · 29% grad Sul Ross State Uni… Howard College: $38K earn · $6K net · 35% grad Howard College Texas A&M University-Texarkana: $46K earn · $13K net · 30% grad University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana: $34K earn · $9K net · 53% 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 Texarkana College 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.

Texarkana College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$34,647 31st percentile higher than 31% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $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 Texarkana College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $34,647 #3520 of 5103 31st
Average net price $8,812 #914 of 5020 82nd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 41.1% #3596 of 4858 26th
Undergraduate enrollment 1,502 #1755 of 5462 68th

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

Quick Facts

1,502
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
41.1%
150%-time completion
$34,647
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Texarkana College ranks in Texas

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

Metric Texarkana College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $34,647 #194 of 324 40th
Average net price $8,812 #65 of 340 81st (lower is better)
150%-time completion 41.1% #233 of 324 28th
Undergraduate enrollment 1,502 #113 of 366 69th

Highest former-student earnings in Texas

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Texarkana College

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 Texarkana College - 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 $2,476
Out-of-State Tuition $5,332
Average Net Price $8,812
26.3%
Pell Grant Rate
7.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,500
Median Debt
$111/mo
Monthly Payment

Texarkana College costs less today than it did in 2013

Average net price fell from $8,707 to $7,236 (-16.9%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.

Average net price, 2013–2023

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

2013: $8,7072014: $9,2402015: $8,3922016: $7,4952017: $6,9422018: $6,4552019: $6,3942020: $6,1982021: $5,3832022: $6,5512023: $7,236
2013 · $8,7072023 · $7,236

Over the same years, enrollment went -44.2% (2,884 → 1,609 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

61.9%
Female
47.4%
First Generation

Outcomes

$30,371
Median Earnings (6yr)
43.9%
Earning Over $25K
33.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 41.1%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $30,371
Median earnings 10 years after entry $34,647
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 43.9%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 33.3%
Median federal student debt At completion $10,500
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $111/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Certificate 6 197 $39,272 $57,338 $8,287
Associate's 4 277 $44,631 $68,674 $11,647

Top programs at Texarkana College 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 89 $68,674 $11,895
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate 41 $57,338 $12,000
Precision Metal Working Certificate 42 $43,600 $8,896
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate 43 $39,740 $9,500
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's 18 $39,567 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 134 $36,622 $11,750
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate 33 $33,865 $6,000
Business/Commerce, General Associate's 36 $33,660 $11,297
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate 20 $21,817 $5,041
Culinary Arts and Related Services Certificate 18 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Texarkana College?
Texarkana College is a public institution in Texarkana, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,502 students.
How much do Texarkana College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Texarkana College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,647 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $30,371.
How much does Texarkana College cost?
The average net price at Texarkana College is $8,812. In-state tuition is $2,476 and out-of-state tuition is $5,332. Median student debt at graduation is $10,500.
What is the graduation rate at Texarkana College?
Texarkana College has a 41.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Texarkana College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Texarkana College is $10,500, while former students earn a median of $34,647 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 30% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 33.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $111.

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 Texarkana College

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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.