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Private for-profit · 2-year

Texas County Technical College

Houston, Missouri

38
D
DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Weak value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Break-even
+$16,064 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.

The payoff is roughly break-even — the degree recovers its cost, but slowly.

7.3 yrs
Break-even
+37%
10-year ROI
$50,973
Median earnings as of 2024
48% of Texas County Technical College students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$19,429
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$50,973
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$43,248
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$13,195
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
48%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
57%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$16,064
After 10 years
$75,794
After 20 years
$135,524
After 30 years
$195,254
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$40,596
Men
$44,858

10% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$43,624
Independent students
$40,719

7% gap between the two groups

57%
First-generation students
78%
Take federal student loans
99%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 95%Hispanic 4%Other 1%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$17,080
$30k–$48k$18,556
$48k–$75k$19,804
$75k–$110k$26,993
$110k+$28,916

How Texas County Technical College compares

This college against the Missouri and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Texas County Technical College students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Texas County Technical College

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate$59,548$15,124+483%Strong return
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate$42,397$9,969-213%Poor return

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ROI at Texas County Technical College

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10-yr net gain
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10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

100%
Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
96
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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