Howard College
Big Spring, TX · Public · 1,611 students · mostly associate degrees
38th-cheapest of 340 Texas colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$6,147
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$13,858
Graduation rate
35%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$38,382
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$9,500
Pell grant recipients
24%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
53 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree69 grads/yr$88,935Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma41 grads/yr$77,012Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree30 grads/yr$75,720Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree12 grads/yr$70,345Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma12 grads/yr$70,141General Studies · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$68,723General Studies · Associate's Degree94 grads/yr$50,103Pre-Chiropractic Studies · Associate's Degree44 grads/yr$49,287Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree58 grads/yr$45,139Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree22 grads/yr$45,025Radiologist Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma14 grads/yr$35,601Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma68 grads/yr$23,568
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.