About
Texas State Technical College (TSTC) is a public technical college with its main campus in Waco, Texas. TSTC is the State of Texas's only public multicampus technical college, offering associate degrees and certificates in technical skills and trades on 11 campuses throughout the state. TSTC's headquarters are located north of Waco and are co-located with the Waco campus, the oldest TSTC location and flagship location. TSTC also operates campuses in Harlingen, Marshall, Red Oak, Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, Sweetwater, Williamson County, and Fort Bend County.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 88 Title IV programs, 24 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 4 fail. 60 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing24 · 27.3%
- No Data60 · 68.2%
- Failing4 · 4.5%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 9
- Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Sep 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 8,309 students received $45.8M in Pell grants, alongside $23.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,918 borrowers who entered repayment, 52 (1.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Texas State Technical College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus13
Includes 11 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Texas State Technical College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Texas State Technical College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectTexas State Technical College | 46% | — | 12,077 | $13,508 | Community College |
| — | — | 4,455 | $10,485 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,226 | $12,773 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,968 | $5,520 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,706 | $6,904 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,841 | $4,608 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,522 | $2,004 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,071 | $3,515 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,044 | $1,170 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,424 | $13,170 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,680 | $13,866 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,323 | $6,879 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,463 | $7,702 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,670 | $10,421 | Community College | |
| — | — | 13,792 | $9,112 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,694 | $6,962 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,367 | $11,261 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,143 | $11,366 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,784 | $12,301 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,155 | $4,398 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,238 | $12,564 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,446 | $7,525 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,447 | $5,662 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,030 | $9,635 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,346 | $15,190 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,890 | $14,670 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,625 | $11,008 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,504 | $4,666 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 46% | — | 4,928 | $9,374 |
Institutions like Texas State Technical College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Texas State Technical College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeGeorgia
Augusta Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,455Net price$10,485View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Barstow Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,226Net price$12,773View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Butte College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,968Net price$5,520View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of the Redwoods
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,706Net price$6,904View data - Community CollegeMississippi
East Mississippi Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,841Net price$4,608View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Florence-Darlington Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,522Net price$2,004View data - Community CollegeAlabama
Gadsden State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,071Net price$3,515View data - Community CollegeAlabama
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,044Net price$1,170View data - Community CollegeAlabama
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,424Net price$13,170View data - Community CollegeTexas
Lamar Institute of Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,680Net price$13,866View data - Community CollegeTexas
Lee College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,323Net price$6,879View data - Community CollegeLouisiana
Louisiana Delta Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,463Net price$7,702View data - Community CollegeLouisiana
Louisiana State University-Eunice
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,670Net price$10,421View data - Community CollegeWisconsin
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment13,792Net price$9,112View data - Community CollegeMississippi
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,694Net price$6,962View data - Community CollegeNorth Dakota
North Dakota State College of Science
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,367Net price$11,261View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Piedmont Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,143Net price$11,366View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Porterville College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,784Net price$12,301View data - Community CollegeKentucky
Somerset Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,155Net price$4,398View data - Community CollegeLouisiana
South Louisiana Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,238Net price$12,564View data - Community CollegeLouisiana
SOWELA Technical Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,446Net price$7,525View data - Community CollegeMassachusetts
Springfield Technical Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,447Net price$5,662View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
St Cloud Technical and Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,030Net price$9,635View data - Community CollegeMissouri
State Technical College of Missouri
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,346Net price$15,190View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Tri-County Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,890Net price$14,670View data - Community CollegeWisconsin
Western Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,625Net price$11,008View data - Community CollegeTexas
Wharton County Junior College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,504Net price$4,666View data
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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