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Statement · Levelland, TX

South Plains College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $5,394 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $13,784.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $41,276 ten years after entering, the 69th percentile among public 2-years.

  3. 29% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
11,925

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $13,784 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $5,369 and $13,314 a year depending on income at South Plains College.

Statement of cost · South Plains College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$13,784
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$5,394
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$6,791
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$2,731

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $5,394; $30–48k: $5,369; $48–75k: $8,721; $75–110k: $12,059; over $110k: $13,314. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years, from $5,297 to $10,706; dotted line at the median, $7,702.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 2-years (all incomes), $5,297 to $10,706. Dotted line: the median, $7,702.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$5,394
$30k–$48k$5,369
$48k–$75k$8,721
$75k–$110k$12,059
Over $110k$13,314

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $41,276; the median graduate who borrowed owes $10,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$35,025
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$38,020
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
69th percentile among public 2-years
$41,276
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
53rd percentile among public 2-years
$10,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$6,724

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 2-years at 10 years: $35,069 to $42,382.

6 yrs after entry: $35,025; 8 yrs after entry: $38,020; 10 yrs after entry: $41,276. Median graduate debt: $10,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 2-years at 10 years, from $35,069 to $42,382; dotted line at the median, $38,550.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 2-years, 10 years out ($35,069 to $42,382); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $10,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$35,025
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$38,020
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$41,276
Median graduate debt$10,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at South Plains College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree386$39,381$13,446
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree106$70,442$18,500
Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma89$42,566not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma88$22,989$11,000
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree79$54,236not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma77$49,079not reported
Design and Applied ArtsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma69not reportednot reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree62$62,112not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma62not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree49$37,071not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma49$50,349$16,705
Real EstateUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma46not reportednot reported
Show all 20 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma44not reportednot reported
Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree43not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma34not reportednot reported
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma31not reportednot reported
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma30not reportednot reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma30not reported$9,291
Fire ProtectionUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma30not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's Degree27not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

South Plains College: 6,005 undergraduates; 38% of students receive Pell grants; no admission rate is reported (common at open-admission schools).

Admission rate

No admission rate reported (common at open-admission schools)

Undergraduates

6,005

81st percentile among public 2-years

Pell share

38%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

76th percentile among public 2-years

Completion

29%

finish within 150% of normal time

21st percentile among public 2-years

First-generation

54%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$25,384

68th percentile among public 2-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k43%
  • $30k–$48k23%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110k10%
  • Over $110k9%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k43%
$30k–$48k23%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110k10%
Over $110k9%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.