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Tarrant County College District

Fort Worth, TX 42,300 Undergrads 24.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$11,130
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$4,337
After Aid
Median Earnings
$50,928
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$4,337
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$50,928
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$42,727
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate24.5%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age25.3
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients27.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time18.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS57.6%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$541k
+$26k
+$57k
Median Cost$4k/yr
+$534k
+$18k
+$49k
Full Cost$11k/yr
+$521k
+$5k
+$37k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
30
∞
Median Cost$4k/yr
32
617%
Full Cost$11k/yr
36
179%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return458%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return81%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,705
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$85k
Air Transportation
CertCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,171
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$204k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$26,284
Natl Median: $41,771
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,223
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,849
Earnings (4yr)
$49,328
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$53,883
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,828
Natl Median: $50,162
Lifetime Value Added
+$305k
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
CertCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,671
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,763
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,566
Natl Median: $46,391
Lifetime Value Added
-$44k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,492
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,020
Natl Median: $45,268
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,304
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
+$434k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,130
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,169
Natl Median: $40,962
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$27,483
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,747
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,350
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$30,600
Natl Median: $43,365
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
$10,112
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,011
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,511
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Real Estate
CertCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$43,418
Natl Median: $46,762
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$11,246
Earnings (4yr)
$70,953
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$301k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,628
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$46k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,271
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$158k
Median Debt
$14,683
Earnings (4yr)
$83,608
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$350k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$36,365
Natl Median: $37,886
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,660
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,244
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$42k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,594
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$13,168
Earnings (4yr)
$47,675
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$34,177
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$67,705
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,303
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,403
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,312
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$24,035
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$213k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,668
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$18,315
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$275k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$28,166
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,074
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (4yr)
$47,741
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,475
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$39,547
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Real Estate
AssocCIP: 5215
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,327
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,368
Earnings (4yr)
$85,970
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$371k
Median Debt
$9,750
Earnings (4yr)
$55,136
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$90,737
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,933
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,426
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,817
Natl Median: $60,047
Lifetime Value Added
-$286k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,308
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,993
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,652
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,430
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
DegCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,522
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
DegCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,020
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.