unitid 229504 · Vernon, TX · public 2-year · town (remote)
Vernon College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,991
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,113
51st pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
42%
undergrads on Pell grants
83rd pctl among public 2-years
completion
21%
finish within 150% time
8th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$14,564
45th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$6,404
after aid, aided students
38th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$40,464
after entry, Title IV students
64th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$11,000
65th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $4,244 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k41%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k13%
- 110k+9%
- Median family income
- $25,711
- First-generation students
- 46%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,720
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 136 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 118 | $45,700 | $12,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 76 | $76,595 | $20,000 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 51 | $47,674 | $9,147 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 34 | $21,985 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 23 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 21 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 13 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 12 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 11 | — | — |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. | 9 | — | — |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 8 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- 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.