Private for-profit · Community college

MediaTech Institute-Dallas

Dallas, Texas · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$18,873
Avg net price
70%
Grad / completion
$33,293
Median earnings

MediaTech Institute-Dallas is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Dallas, Texas (large suburb setting), enrolling 199 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 199 undergradsLarge suburb

About Dallas, Texas

Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Spanish colonists claimed the territory of Texas in the 18th century as a part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain. Later, France also claimed the area but never established much settlement. The Arts District in the northern section of Downtown is home to several arts venues and is the largest contiguous arts district in the United States. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
12 miles to Dallas, TX
To the ocean
245 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Dallas Love Field (DAL) · major hub

How MediaTech Institute-Dallas compares

Graduation rate70%

Higher than 61% · #101 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$33,293

Higher than 44% · #100 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$18,873

Cheaper than 37% · #132 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$20,000

Lower than 6%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment199

Larger than 45%

Percentiles compare MediaTech Institute-Dallas 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

199undergrads
  • Women3216%
  • Men16784%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White22%
  • Black51%
  • Hispanic22%
  • Asian0.5%
  • Other or multiracial5.0%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
199
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
52%
First-generation students
36%
Students over 25
52%
Median family income
$18,321
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$44,253

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
$18,873

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
70%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$24,950
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$33,293
Median debt at graduation
$20,000
Students with federal loans
64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
39%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
70%
Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
59%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

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.

< $30k
$17,970
$30–48k
$15,663
$48–75k
$17,970
$75–110k
$21,430
$110k+
$24,891

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

6%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,667
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 6% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,667. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 54 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$33,293
Typical debt at graduation
$20,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
60%
Out-earn a HS grad
40%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$30,232
Men
$33,553

Men out-earn women by $3,321 (11%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
97°F
Winter low
38°F
Annual rain
38.3″
Annual snow
1.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dallas Love Fld, TX US station (5.7 mi from campus).

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.