10-yr median earnings
$38,916
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Waco, Texas
Texas State Technical College
Texas State Technical College is a public institution in Waco, 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.
- $13,508
- Avg net price / yr
- $38,916
- 10-yr median earnings
- 41.5%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Texas State Technical College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 44th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 41.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +12%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Texas State Technical 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 Traditional"), 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
50/100
Texas State Technical 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 D
$38,916
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$13,508
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
41.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
55.6%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$13,508
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
41.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 41.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Texas State Technical College vs peers
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 Texas State Technical 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.
Texas State Technical College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$38,916 44th percentile higher than 44% of 5,103 US colleges
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 | Texas State Technical College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,916 | #2871 of 5103 | 44th |
| Average net price | $13,508 | #1805 of 5020 | 64th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 41.5% | #3571 of 4858 | 26th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 9,437 | #373 of 5462 | 93rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
9,437
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
41.5%
150%-time completion
$38,916
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Texas State Technical College ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Texas State Technical College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $38,916 | #153 of 324 | 53rd |
| Average net price | $13,508 | #119 of 340 | 65th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 41.5% | #231 of 324 | 29th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 9,437 | #32 of 366 | 91st |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 153 | Texas State Technical CollegeThis school | $38,916 | $13,508 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Texas State Technical College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$12,726 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$12,807 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$15,238 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$17,235 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Texas State Technical College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $7,212 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $11,812 |
| Average Net Price | $13,508 |
40.2%
Pell Grant Rate
21.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Texas State Technical College rose +39.1% since 2015
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $7,391 in 2015 to $10,280 in 2023, a rise of $2,889 in nominal dollars. Across the 97 colleges measured over the same 2015–2023 span, the median change was +13.8%.
9 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2015 · $7,3912023 · $10,280
Over the same years, enrollment went +12.2% (8,160 → 9,153 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2015–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
36.3%
Female
50.5%
First Generation
Outcomes
$34,758
Median Earnings (6yr)
52.5%
Earning Over $25K
55.6%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 41.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $34,758 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $38,916 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 52.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 55.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 35 | 1,417 | $54,724 | $107,186 | $13,076 |
| Certificate | 15 | 981 | $52,069 | $83,132 | $8,553 |
Top programs at Texas State Technical College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$107,186 median earnings
- Electromechanical Technolo…
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
$83,132 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$82,931 median earnings
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$80,192 median earnings
- Electromechanical Technolo…
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
$79,070 median earnings
- Physical Science Technolog…
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians
$76,027 median earnings
- Industrial Production Tech…
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
$74,781 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$71,586 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.
Explore Data-Matched Colleges
Matches use Scorecard measures among reporting colleges — not state-system recommendations or geographic proximity.
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Similar Reported Net Price
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$13,494 net price · $14 apart
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$13,490 net price · $18 apart
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$13,529 net price · $21 apart
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$13,530 net price · $22 apart
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Texas State Technical College? ▼
Texas State Technical College is a public institution in Waco, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 9,437 students.
How much do Texas State Technical College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Texas State Technical College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $38,916 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $34,758.
How much does Texas State Technical College cost? ▼
The average net price at Texas State Technical College is $13,508. In-state tuition is $7,212 and out-of-state tuition is $11,812. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at Texas State Technical College? ▼
Texas State Technical College has a 41.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Texas State Technical College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Texas State Technical College is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $38,916 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 24% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 55.6% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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