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Texas State Technical College

Waco, TX 9,437 Undergrads 39.7% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$25,254
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,663
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,367
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,663
Peer Midpoint: $17,726
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$55,367
Peer Midpoint: $36,184
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+25%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$44,239
Peer Midpoint: $36,543
Graduation Rate39.7%
Peer Midpoint: 69.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age24.9
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients60.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time51.1%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS62.1%

Admissions Profile

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

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 1 Year 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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$625k
+$220k
+$138k
Median Cost$14k/yr
+$612k
+$208k
+$126k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$601k
+$197k
+$115k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
22
∞
Median Cost$14k/yr
23
991%
Full Cost$25k/yr
24
490%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return1040%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

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 Return172%
Warning: Read this ROI with care. Most awards here are certificates, so the model prices a one-year program. The earnings figure covers every graduate, including those who finished longer associate programs that pay more. That mix can make the NPV, Social ROI and Pell ROI look much higher than a typical certificate student will see.

Program ROI Analysis

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Certificates

Median Debt
$7,167
Earnings (4yr)
$60,413
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
CertCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,671
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$30,317
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,192
Natl Median: $53,078
Lifetime Value Added
+$385k
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Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,082
Natl Median: $43,027
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
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Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$83,132
Natl Median: $65,202
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$38,931
Natl Median: $55,796
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,042
Natl Median: $45,268
Lifetime Value Added
+$37k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$31,267
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,896
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,718
Natl Median: $57,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,996
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,417
Earnings (4yr)
$63,363
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
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Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,527
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$7,333
Earnings (4yr)
$51,266
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
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Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$33,002
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
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Air Transportation
AssocCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,585
Natl Median: $75,495
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
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Median Debt
$9,250
Earnings (4yr)
$71,586
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,906
Natl Median: $55,403
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
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Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$11,667
Earnings (4yr)
$32,026
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,334
Earnings (4yr)
$36,188
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$19,227
Natl Median: $55,195
Lifetime Value Added
-$283k
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Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$82,745
Natl Median: $58,070
Lifetime Value Added
+$314k
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Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,721
Natl Median: $41,737
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,662
Natl Median: $54,971
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$52,618
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
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Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
AssocCIP: 1510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,247
Natl Median: $71,367
Lifetime Value Added
+$113k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,361
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
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Median Debt
$10,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,639
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,604
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,041
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
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Median Debt
$9,168
Earnings (4yr)
$107,186
Natl Median: $70,808
Lifetime Value Added
+$547k
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Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,825
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
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Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$40,021
Natl Median: $63,241
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
$9,834
Earnings (4yr)
$79,070
Natl Median: $73,046
Lifetime Value Added
+$295k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,276
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 (4yr)
$55,209
Natl Median: $55,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$29,935
Natl Median: $36,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,745
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
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Median Debt
$9,168
Earnings (4yr)
$74,781
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
+$257k
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Mathematics
AssocCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,929
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,108
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$76,027
Natl Median: $80,768
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
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Physics
AssocCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,321
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,168
Earnings (4yr)
$57,743
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
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Median Debt
$12,792
Earnings (4yr)
$57,050
Natl Median: $77,094
Lifetime Value Added
+$92k
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Median Debt
$13,259
Earnings (4yr)
$82,931
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$330k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$32,170
Natl Median: $36,642
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
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Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$10,751
Earnings (4yr)
$63,228
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
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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.