unitid 487320 · Waco, TX · public 2-year · city (midsize)
Texas State Technical College
- enrollment 2023
- 13,181
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
9,437
91st pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
40%
undergrads on Pell grants
80th pctl among public 2-years
completion
46%
finish within 150% time
71st pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$20,752
93rd pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$13,508
after aid, aided students
89th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,916
after entry, Title IV students
54th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$9,500
37th 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 $12,726 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
- 0-30k51%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110k9%
- 110k+6%
- Median family income
- $23,077
- First-generation students
- 50%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,212
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.1× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working. | 311 | $43,861 | $8,641 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 288 | $54,421 | $10,543 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 251 | $44,695 | $7,334 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. | 187 | $75,664 | $11,000 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 165 | $54,576 | $9,168 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 134 | $102,991 | $11,668 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. | 125 | $106,862 | $8,177 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 92 | $81,024 | $24,654 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 78 | — | $8,160 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 68 | $71,955 | $15,834 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 56 | $50,218 | $17,500 |
| Biology, General. | 53 | $37,230 | $10,913 |
— 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.