10-yr median earnings
$42,508
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Snyder, Texas
Western Texas College
Western Texas College is a public institution in Snyder, 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.
- $3,562
- Avg net price / yr
- $42,508
- 10-yr median earnings
- 56.3%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Western Texas College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 45%
- former-student earnings, US
- 56.3%
- 150%-time completion
- +18%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Remote
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Western Texas 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 Transfer-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
B-
College Value Score
68/100
Western Texas 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 C-
$42,508
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$3,562
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
56.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A
$7,515
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
63.1%
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
$3,562
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
56.3%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 56.3%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Western Texas 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 Western Texas 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.
Western Texas College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$42,508 Top 45% higher than 55% 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 | Western Texas College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,508 | #2300 of 5103 | 55th |
| Average net price | $3,562 | #168 of 5020 | 97th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 56.3% | #2486 of 4858 | 49th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 599 | #2684 of 5462 | 51st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
599
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
56.3%
150%-time completion
$42,508
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Western Texas College ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Western Texas College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $42,508 | #114 of 324 | 65th |
| Average net price | $3,562 | #16 of 340 | 95th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 56.3% | #169 of 324 | 48th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 599 | #163 of 366 | 55th |
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 |
| 114 | Western Texas CollegeThis school | $42,508 | $3,562 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Western Texas College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$2,703 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$2,800 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$4,439 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Western Texas College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $3,300 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $6,150 |
| Average Net Price | $3,562 |
9.9%
Pell Grant Rate
1.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,515
Median Debt
$80/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Western Texas College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $3,035 to $5,561 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -3.2%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$3,035
Highest year
$5,561
Most recent (2023)
$4,094
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $4,2292023 · $4,094
Over the same years, enrollment went -28.0% (675 → 486 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
52.2%
Female
48.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
$35,926
Median Earnings (6yr)
55.7%
Earning Over $25K
63.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 56.3% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $35,926 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $42,508 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 55.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 63.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $7,515 |
| 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 | 1 | 126 | $41,269 | $41,269 | - |
| Certificate | 1 | 14 | - | - | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 126 | $41,269 | - |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Certificate | 14 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Western Texas College? ▼
Western Texas College is a public institution in Snyder, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 599 students.
How much do Western Texas College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Western Texas College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $42,508 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $35,926.
How much does Western Texas College cost? ▼
The average net price at Western Texas College is $3,562. In-state tuition is $3,300 and out-of-state tuition is $6,150. Median student debt at graduation is $7,515.
What is the graduation rate at Western Texas College? ▼
Western Texas College has a 56.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Western Texas College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Western Texas College is $7,515, while former students earn a median of $42,508 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 18% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 63.1% 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.
- 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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