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Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX · Public · 9,437 students · mostly certificate degrees
119th-cheapest of 340 Texas colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,508
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$20,752
Graduation rate
46%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$38,916
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$9,500
Pell grant recipients
40%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
78 programsElectrician · Associate's Degree134 grads/yr$107,186Instrumentation Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma15 grads/yr$83,132Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree92 grads/yr$82,931Electrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma125 grads/yr$80,192Instrumentation Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree187 grads/yr$79,070Chemical Process Technology · Associate's Degree16 grads/yr$76,027Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree68 grads/yr$74,781Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree40 grads/yr$71,586Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree2 grads/yr$63,825Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma31 grads/yr$63,363Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree288 grads/yr$63,228Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree31 grads/yr$62,639Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma19 grads/yr$61,718Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma78 grads/yr$60,413Construction Engineering Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree50 grads/yr$59,247Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Associate's Degree165 grads/yr$57,743Process Safety Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree24 grads/yr$57,050Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree37 grads/yr$55,209Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew · Associate's Degree12 grads/yr$54,585Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Associate's Degree56 grads/yr$52,618Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma311 grads/yr$52,527Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General · Associate's Degree9 grads/yr$52,041Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma251 grads/yr$51,266Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology · Associate's Degree8 grads/yr$49,906Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma34 grads/yr$46,042
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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