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College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX · Public · 3,368 students · mostly associate degrees
3rd-cheapest of 340 Texas colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$1,342
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$8,357
Graduation rate
31%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$39,639
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$5,960
Pell grant recipients
27%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
43 programsChemical Process Technology · Associate's Degree72 grads/yr$101,553Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree74 grads/yr$93,061Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma35 grads/yr$64,671General Studies · Associate's Degree265 grads/yr$46,966Radiologist Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma25 grads/yr$36,719Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma67 grads/yr$23,000
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.