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Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX 9,153 Undergrads 38.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$20,011
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,280
After Aid
Median Earnings
$38,916
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$10,280
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$38,916
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate38.1%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients55.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time50.0%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS58.1%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
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
+$392k
+$3k
-$93k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$373k
-$16k
-$112k
Full Cost$20k/yr
+$355k
-$34k
-$129k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
Never
-591%
Full Cost$20k/yr
Never
-352%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- 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 Return-531%
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 Return-160%
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CertCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$27,951
Lifetime Value Added
-$165k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
CertCIP: 1205
Median Debt
$9,500
Earnings (5yr)
$29,932
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
CertCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (5yr)
$31,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
CertCIP: 4603
Median Debt
$7,335
Earnings (5yr)
$106,862
Lifetime Value Added
+$624k
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1504
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$71,662
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CertCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$26,896
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1508
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$60,969
Lifetime Value Added
+$185k
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$12,833
Earnings (5yr)
$51,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Precision Metal Working
CertCIP: 4805
Median Debt
$7,667
Earnings (5yr)
$43,861
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$7,333
Earnings (5yr)
$44,695
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$25,967
Lifetime Value Added
-$203k
Air Transportation
AssocCIP: 4901
Median Debt
$10,917
Earnings (5yr)
$60,824
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$22,265
Lifetime Value Added
-$257k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$61,161
Lifetime Value Added
+$125k
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
AssocCIP: 0106
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,009
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$10,417
Earnings (5yr)
$37,230
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (5yr)
$38,935
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
AssocCIP: 5204
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,052
Lifetime Value Added
-$256k
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1512
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,816
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Computer Programming
AssocCIP: 1102
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$41,898
Lifetime Value Added
-$60k
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
AssocCIP: 1109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,357
Lifetime Value Added
-$55k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$15,584
Earnings (5yr)
$50,218
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Culinary Arts and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1205
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$33,217
Lifetime Value Added
-$146k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$12,955
Earnings (5yr)
$47,270
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Design and Applied Arts
AssocCIP: 5004
Median Debt
$12,960
Earnings (5yr)
$32,318
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1513
Median Debt
$12,650
Earnings (5yr)
$49,782
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
AssocCIP: 4603
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (5yr)
$102,991
Lifetime Value Added
+$495k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,190
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technology
AssocCIP: 4701
Median Debt
$12,610
Earnings (5yr)
$35,246
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1504
Median Debt
$10,834
Earnings (5yr)
$75,664
Lifetime Value Added
+$255k
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1505
Median Debt
$16,238
Earnings (5yr)
$36,228
Lifetime Value Added
-$116k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$17,917
Earnings (5yr)
$34,959
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$14,417
Earnings (5yr)
$71,955
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1508
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,445
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$36,589
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4103
Median Debt
$9,084
Earnings (2yr)
$33,138
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Precision Metal Working
AssocCIP: 4805
Median Debt
$9,168
Earnings (5yr)
$54,576
Lifetime Value Added
+$63k
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1507
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$34,947
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$15,746
Earnings (5yr)
$81,024
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
Teaching Assistants/Aides
AssocCIP: 1315
Median Debt
$13,500
Earnings (2yr)
$28,236
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$9,834
Earnings (5yr)
$54,421
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.