Public · Community college

Northeast Texas Community College

Mount Pleasant, Texas · Distant rural

25%
Transfer rate: $6,706
Avg net price: 56%
Grad / completion: $37,870
Median earnings

Northeast Texas Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Mount Pleasant, Texas (distant rural setting), enrolling 1,973 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,973 undergradsDistant ruralNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Mount Pleasant, Texas

Mount Pleasant is the county seat of and largest city in Titus County, in the U.S. state of Texas. Mount Pleasant was founded May 11, 1848, to serve as county seat for Titus County, which was created by a legislative act on May 11, 1846. Until after the Civil War, Titus County also included the territory of present-day Franklin and Morris Counties. Titus County Courthouse—located at the Downtown Square, the courthouse is an important historical building. The courthouse has burned down three times since 1850. The current building was constructed in 1895 after a devastating fire in which the county records were destroyed. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant rural
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 77 miles to Shreveport, LA
To the ocean: 224 miles
Nearest airport: 51 miles to East Texas (GGG)

How Northeast Texas Community College compares

Graduation rate56%

Higher than 44% · #155 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention73%

Higher than 49%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,870

Higher than 59% · #72 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$6,706

Cheaper than 83% · #45 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$10,946

Lower than 37%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment1,973

Larger than 82%

Percentiles compare Northeast Texas Community College 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

Women1,21962%
Men75438%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White47%
Black14%
Hispanic32%
Asian0.7%
Other or multiracial5.6%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 1,973
Student–faculty ratio: 17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 40%
First-generation students: 54%
Students over 25: 24%
Median family income: $24,580
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $58,599
Endowment: $10,061,791

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $2,980
Out-of-state tuition: $5,620
Room & board: $7,100
Books & supplies: $1,472
Total cost of attendance: $13,564
Average net price: $6,706

Outcomes

Graduated: 56%
First-year retention: 73%
Transferred to another college: 25%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $33,862
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $37,870
Median debt at graduation: $10,946
Students with federal loans: 11%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

56%

Low-income (Pell)

31%

First-generation

31%

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: Yes
Dorm capacity: 214
Dorm capacity vs undergrads: 11%
Housing charge (year): $4,340
Meal plan (year): $2,900
Application fee: Free
Athletics: NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes: 136 (79 men · 57 women)

Varsity sports (4)

Baseball40

Soccer39

Rodeo34

Softball23

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$5,932

$30–48k

$6,123

$48–75k

$7,714

$75–110k

$8,888

$110k+

$11,579

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.

14%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$2,769

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 14% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,769. 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 408 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): $37,870
Typical debt at graduation: $10,946
Debt vs. one year's pay: 29%
Out-earn a HS grad: 44%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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

$31,973

Men

$48,464

Men out-earn women by $16,491 (52%) 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: 94°F
Winter low: 32°F
Annual rain: 48.6″
Annual snow: 1.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, MT Pleasant, TX US station (8.4 mi from campus).

What Northeast Texas Community College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

226 grads$34k 1 yr$42k 5 yr$13k debt

226$33,903$41,746$12,500 Business Administration, Management and OperationsCert.

80 grads$33k 1 yr— 5 yr$15k debt

80$32,949—$14,500 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

57 grads$67k 1 yr$70k 5 yr$19k debt

57$67,139$69,713$19,000 Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceCert.

47 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

47———Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

36 grads$16k 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

36$16,036——Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCert.

31 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

31———Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssoc.

29 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

29———Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

22 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

22———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

22 grads— 1 yr$37k 5 yr$16k debt

22—$37,272$15,945 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

20 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

20———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

19 grads$39k 1 yr$45k 5 yr$14k debt

19$39,170$45,249$13,500 Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCert.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———

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.