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title: Tarrant County College District — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Fort Worth, TX
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Tarrant County College District

Fort Worth, TX · Public · Associate-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $42,727 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $22,432 – $63,452 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $5,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $5,422 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 34% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $11,130 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 61% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.13× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $14,727 | derived |

**34% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $5,500 (≈ 13% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $20,649 to $61,647 across 18 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Associate's Degree | $61,647 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Associate's Degree | $57,468 | $14,683 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $55,103 | $11,368 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | Associate's Degree | $51,833 | not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | Associate's Degree | $48,350 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Associate's Degree | $42,992 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Associate's Degree | $41,088 | not reported |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | Associate's Degree | $41,016 | not reported |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $39,462 | $11,246 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Associate's Degree | $36,063 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Associate's Degree | $34,298 | $12,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $32,611 | $10,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Associate's Degree | $31,256 | $13,168 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $29,466 | $9,500 |
| Legal Support Services. | Associate's Degree | $28,442 | not reported |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | Associate's Degree | $24,417 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $22,527 | $10,849 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Associate's Degree | $20,649 | $9,750 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Tarrant County College District by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?228547

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