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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

Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies 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

Texas State Technical College earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Texas median

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 Texas State Technical College 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 at Texas State Technical College

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

Texas State Technical College enrollment, completion, and debt over time

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

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

35 Texas State Technical College programs with earnings, grouped by field

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 ManagementAssociate's Degree$50,218128 gradsComputer ProgrammingAssociate's Degree$41,89817 gradsComputer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$42,35710 grads

PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12

Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$33,21728 gradsCulinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,93215 grads

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

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

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$37,23093 grads

CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46

Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$106,862158 gradsElectrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate's Degree$102,991142 grads

MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologiesAssociate's Degree$54,421225 gradsVehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$44,695215 gradsElectrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair TechnologyAssociate's Degree$35,24622 grads

PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48

Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,861317 gradsPrecision Metal WorkingAssociate's Degree$54,576149 grads

TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49

Air TransportationAssociate's Degree$60,82422 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Design and Applied ArtsAssociate's Degree$32,31835 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

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

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate'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

Institutions similar to Texas State Technical College in Texas

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

ODESSA$42.0k

Odessa College

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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 →