Texas State Technical College
Waco, Texas
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- City
- 9,437 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 ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 445 finishedGraduates here earned $48,567 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 204 finishedGraduates here earned $48,393 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 9 finishedGraduates here earned $43,362 a year after finishingNationally: $45,248
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 59 finishedGraduates here earned $43,750 a year after finishingNationally: $46,417
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $28,740 a year after finishingNationally: $34,674
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 22 finishedGraduates here earned $50,070 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 447 finishedGraduates here earned $63,718 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 156 finishedGraduates here earned $78,758 a year after finishingNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 88 finishedGraduates here earned $45,919 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 60 finishedGraduates here earned $61,654 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $60,221 a year after finishingNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 190 finishedGraduates here earned $62,100 a year after finishingNationally: $63,073
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 55 finishedGraduates here earned $44,293 a year after finishingNationally: $42,256
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 40 finishedGraduates here earned $43,613 a year after finishingNationally: $47,210
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 49 finishedGraduates here earned $69,861 a year after finishingNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 75 finishedGraduates here earned $66,808 a year after finishingNationally: $63,717
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 29 finishedGraduates here earned $36,983 a year after finishingNationally: $60,096
- Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $51,213
- Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · 37 finishedGraduates here earned $49,745 a year after finishingNationally: $60,261
- Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,794
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $49,388 a year after finishingNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $26,028 a year after finishingNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)CertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Pilot and air transportation
- Air TransportationCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,972
- Air TransportationAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,658
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $59,151
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 55 finishedGraduates here earned $47,714 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 82 finishedGraduates here earned $83,305 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 470 finishedGraduates here earned $45,978 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 151 finishedGraduates here earned $49,355 a year after finishingNationally: $48,947
Other programs (18)
- Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCertificate · 18 finished
- Architectural Sciences and TechnologyAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $47,589
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 32 finishedGraduates here earned $29,215 a year afterNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $37,748 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 17 finishedNationally: $45,889
- Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $55,703
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 26 finishedNationally: $35,042
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,826
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $89,617 a year afterNationally: $61,888
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $23,489
- Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate degree · 41 finishedNationally: $28,477
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $13,663per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,254sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $8,544Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 42%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 53%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $42,9206 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $44,23910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $7,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 40%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 25%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 Texas State Technical 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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