Private for-profit · Community college
M T Training Center
Desoto, Texas · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $11,362
- Avg net price
- 83%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
M T Training Center is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Desoto, Texas (large suburb setting), enrolling 293 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Desoto, Texas
DeSoto is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. A post office was established in 1881, and the settlement was named DeSoto in honor of Thomas Hernando DeSoto Stewart, a doctor dedicated to the community. By 1885, DeSoto was home to around 120 people, a cotton gin, and a general store. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 15 miles to Dallas, TX
- To the ocean
- 237 miles
- Nearest airport
- 12 miles to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) · major hub
How M T Training Center compares
Higher than 81% · #44 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 77%
Cheaper than 65% · #75 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 85%
Lower than 56%
Larger than 53%
Percentiles compare M T Training Center with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Texas.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women279%
- Men26691%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White16%
- Black49%
- Hispanic31%
- Other or multiracial4.1%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 293
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
- First-generation students
- 65%
- Students over 25
- 78%
- Median family income
- $7,000
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $11,362
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 83%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,880
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,755
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
M T Training Center funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 94°F
- Winter low
- 34°F
- Annual rain
- 40.1″
- Annual snow
- 0.8″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Arlington Six Flags, TX US station (3.1 mi from campus).
What M T Training Center graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.