Trinity Valley Community College

Athens, Texas

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Town
  • 5,655 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

  • Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
  • Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Carpentry and construction

  • Mason/MasonryCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,915
  • CarpentersCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931

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 · 1 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

Clinical lab technician

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763

Cosmetology and barbering

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 135 finishedGraduates here earned $17,764 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Paralegal

  • Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
  • Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377

Plumbing and pipefitting

  • Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 685 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
  • Fire ProtectionCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
  • Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 65 finishedGraduates here earned $34,640 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate · 37 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 120 finishedGraduates here earned $73,670 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's degree · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $75,780 a year after finishingNationally: $84,093

Truck and bus driving

  • Ground TransportationCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 68 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (5)
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • Education, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $28,911
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 715 finishedGraduates here earned $31,482 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • MusicAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $26,345
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$3,256$30–48k$3,316$48–75k$4,428$75–110k$7,301Over $110k$10,096Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$4,015per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$12,958sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$2,640Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
8%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
26%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$35,9786 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$41,33610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$9,149federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
32%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
19%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 Trinity Valley Community 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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