Public · Community college

Texas State Technical College

Waco, Texas · Midsize city

9%
Transfer rate
$13,508
Avg net price
46%
Grad / completion
$38,916
Median earnings

Texas State Technical College is a public certificate-granting institution in Waco, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 9,437 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 9,437 undergradsMidsize city

About Waco, Texas

Waco is a city in and the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. In historic times, the area of present-day Waco was occupied by the Wichita Indian tribe known as the "Waco" (Spanish: Hueco or Huaco). Waco is served by the Waco-McLennan County Library system. The Armstrong Browning Library, on the campus of Baylor University, houses collections of English poets Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
7 miles to Waco, TX
To the ocean
178 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Waco (ACT)

How Texas State Technical College compares

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 32% · #178 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention50%

Higher than 11%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,916

Higher than 65% · #56 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$13,508

Cheaper than 56% · #91 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment9,437

Larger than 96%

Percentiles compare Texas State Technical 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

9,437undergrads
  • Women3,42336%
  • Men6,01464%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White25%
  • Black7.6%
  • Hispanic53%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
9,437
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
50%
Students over 25
25%
Median family income
$23,077
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$58,239
Endowment
$620,058

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 2,654 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Texas99%
  • Other U.S. states1.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Texas State Technical College draws overwhelmingly from Texas.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$7,212
Out-of-state tuition
$11,812
Room & board
$8,244
Books & supplies
$1,508
Total cost of attendance
$20,752
Average net price
$13,508

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
46%
First-year retention
50%
Transferred to another college
9%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,758
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,916
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
21%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
31%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
46%
Low-income (Pell)
32%
First-generation
34%

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
1,870
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
20%
Housing charge (year)
$4,035
Meal plan (year)
$5,400
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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
14
Property offenses (2022–2024)
15

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 11 campuses (12,077 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

9.7reported offenses a year
4.7 violent a year5.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
3.7
Rape
2.0
Aggravated assault
1.7
Motor vehicle theft
1.0
Fondling
0.7
Statutory rape
0.3
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$12,726
$30–48k
$12,807
$48–75k
$15,238
$75–110k
$17,628
$110k+
$17,235

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.

56%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,791
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 56% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,791. 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 1,703 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)
$38,916
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
24%
Out-earn a HS grad
52%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 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
$30,828
Men
$44,011

Men out-earn women by $13,183 (43%) 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
95°F
Winter low
36°F
Annual rain
37.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.24.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Waco Dam, TX US station (8.2 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.