North Central Texas College
Gainesville, Texas
- Two-year college
- Public
- Town
- 5,863 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Information Science/StudiesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,800
- Information Science/StudiesAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,425
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 47 finishedGraduates here earned $28,761 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 41 finishedGraduates here earned $67,906 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $58,736 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 66 finishedGraduates here earned $54,553 a year after finishingNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 63 finishedGraduates here earned $51,364 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 83 finishedGraduates here earned $73,372 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 112 finishedGraduates here earned $35,888 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (3)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 20 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 651 finishedGraduates here earned $37,949 a year afterNationally: $34,134
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $9,607per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $13,258sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,088Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 19%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 36%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $43,6926 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $49,53310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $11,438federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 28%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 41%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for North Central Texas College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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