+25%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at El Paso Community College rose 25% between 2021 and 2024 ($5.3k → $6.6k).
Texas · Public · Predominantly associate's
El Paso Community College
El Paso, Texas. 22,893 undergraduate students. 88 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at El Paso Community 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.
+32%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at El Paso Community College rose 32% between 2006 and 2009 (7.1% → 9.4%).
+25%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at El Paso Community College rose 25% between 2021 and 2024 ($3.3k → $4.1k).
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.
$35,212+22% · 6→10y
Texas median $39,639$28,765
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry22.0%+213% · '97→'09
Texas median 51.8%$5,231+150% · '97→'20
At program completion22,893+43% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS63.5%-5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$3,274+326% · '00→'24
out-of-state $5,314SECTION 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).
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
2.0%Median federal debt $5,231 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $35,212 (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.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+128%
El Paso Community College · completion · 150% rose
3.0% → 9.4%
+43%
El Paso Community College · undergrad enrollment rose
16,885 → 24,214
+312%
El Paso Community College · in-state tuition rose
$958 → $4,080
+380%
El Paso Community College · out-of-state tuition rose
$1,380 → $6,630
+150%
El Paso Community College · median debt rose
$2,625 → $6,566
+42%
El Paso Community College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$24,800 → $35,212
+43%
El Paso Community College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$22,400 → $31,963
+44%
El Paso Community College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$20,000 → $28,765
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.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$77,401Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$73,773Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$67,664Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$65,532Fire Protection.$64,231Mechanical Engineering.$58,120Computer Science.$58,105Fire Protection.$57,398Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$54,817Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$54,682Precision Metal Working.$46,772Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$44,295Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$43,525Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$42,750Business/Commerce, General.$41,344Computer and Information Sciences, General.$41,183Electrical and Power Transmission Installers.$39,471Criminal Justice and Corrections.$38,712Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$38,083Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$37,767Architecture.$37,121Biology, General.$36,028Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$35,921Business Administration, Management and Operations.$35,288
Showing top 24 of 38 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
38 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
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$77,401Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$67,664Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$73,773Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$65,532Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$44,295Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$38,083Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$25,711Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$54,682Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$54,817
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at El Paso Community 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
$38,290
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 26
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $6,485
- HS-only baseline · TX
- $37,300
- Years to complete
- 2
- CIP family
- 24
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.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“El Paso Community College graduates earn $X” — not “El Paso Community College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending El Paso Community 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.