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Texas · Public · Predominantly associate's

Texas State Technical College

Waco, Texas. 9,153 undergraduate students. 91 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 487320 · OPEID 003634 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Texas State Technical College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-11%

First-year retention

First-year retention at Texas State Technical College fell 11% between 2021 and 2024 (56.4% → 50.2%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Texas

Each tile compares this institution to the Texas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$38,916+12% · 6→10y
Texas median $39,639
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$34,758
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
37.5%
Texas median 51.8%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$6,334
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
9,153+16% · '15→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
47.5%-8% · '15→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
—
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$7,192+64% · '15→'24
out-of-state $11,842
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.2%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $6,334 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $38,916 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 2015–20249,437
10,4728,16020152024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
IN-STATE TUITION · 2015→2024+64%

Texas State Technical College · in-state tuition rose

$4,386 → $7,212

PELL SHARE · 2015→2024-21%

Texas State Technical College · pell share fell

51.0% → 40.2%

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.CIP 4603 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$106,862158 gradsElectrical and Power Transmission Installers.CIP 4603 · Associate's Degree$102,991142 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$81,024135 gradsElectromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1504 · Associate's Degree$75,664226 gradsIndustrial Production Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1506 · Associate's Degree$71,95574 gradsElectromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1504 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,66210 gradsElectrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1503 · Associate's Degree$65,1901 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.CIP 5109 · Associate's Degree$61,16151 gradsMechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1508 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,969—Air Transportation.CIP 4901 · Associate's Degree$60,82422 gradsMechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1508 · Associate's Degree$59,4450 gradsPrecision Metal Working.CIP 4805 · Associate's Degree$54,576149 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.CIP 4706 · Associate's Degree$54,421225 gradsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.CIP 5139 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,56086 gradsComputer/Information Technology Administration and Management.CIP 1110 · Associate's Degree$50,218128 gradsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1513 · Associate's Degree$49,78218 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.CIP 5106 · Associate's Degree$47,2702 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.CIP 4706 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,695215 gradsPrecision Metal Working.CIP 4805 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,861317 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.CIP 1109 · Associate's Degree$42,35710 gradsComputer Programming.CIP 1102 · Associate's Degree$41,89817 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Associate's Degree$38,93544 gradsComputer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.CIP 1512 · Associate's Degree$37,8160 gradsBiology, General.CIP 2601 · Associate's Degree$37,23093 grads
Showing top 24 of 35 ranked programs.91 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

35 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.Associate's Degree$50,218128 gradsComputer Programming.Associate's Degree$41,89817 gradsComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.Associate's Degree$42,35710 grads

PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12

Culinary Arts and Related Services.Associate's Degree$33,21728 gradsCulinary Arts and Related Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,93215 grads

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$75,664226 gradsIndustrial Production Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$71,95574 gradsEnvironmental Control Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$36,22861 gradsQuality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$34,94721 gradsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$49,78218 gradsElectromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$71,66210 gradsElectrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$65,1901 gradsMechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$60,969—Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$59,4450 gradsComputer Engineering Technologies/Technicians.Associate's Degree$37,8160 grads

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, General.Associate's Degree$37,23093 grads

CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$106,862158 gradsElectrical and Power Transmission Installers.Associate's Degree$102,991142 grads

MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.Associate's Degree$54,421225 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,695215 gradsElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology.Associate's Degree$35,24622 grads

PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48

Precision Metal Working.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,861317 gradsPrecision Metal Working.Associate's Degree$54,576149 grads

TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49

Air Transportation.Associate's Degree$60,82422 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Design and Applied Arts.Associate's Degree$32,31835 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Associate's Degree$81,024135 gradsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,56086 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Associate's Degree$61,16151 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative Services.Associate's Degree$34,95913 gradsMental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.Associate's Degree$36,5898 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.Associate's Degree$47,2702 gradsDental Support Services and Allied Professions.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,3470 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$27,9510 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting Services.Associate's Degree$22,265—

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Associate's Degree$38,93544 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Texas State Technical College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$188,871
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 8
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 8year 0year 39
Cost per year
$13,999
HS-only baseline · TX
$37,300
Years to complete
1
CIP family
48

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in Texas

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

ODESSA$42.0k

Odessa College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 28% completion
TEXAS CITY$39.6k

College of the Mainland

Public · Predominantly associate's · 28% completion
UVALDE$35.6k

Southwest Texas Junior College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 33% completion
TEMPLE$38.7k

Temple College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 27% completion
KILGORE$38.0k

Kilgore College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 33% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Texas State Technical College graduates earn $X” — not “Texas State Technical College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Texas State Technical College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →