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Western Technical College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.
What it costs
| Average net price after grants and scholarships | $30,733 |
The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 116% above the median net price of colleges in Texas on this site ($14,222).
Net price by family income
| Family income a year | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Up to $30,000 | $29,811 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $30,787 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $31,636 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $32,555 |
| Above $110,000 | $32,836 |
For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.
For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.
Results
| Measure | This college | TX median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students who come back for a second year | 89% | 67% | 73% |
| Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length) | 68% | 41% | 49% |
| Median earnings 10 years after starting | $41,422 | $51,026 | $53,132 |
| Median federal loan debt of those who finish | $16,873 | $18,657 | $19,994 |
Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Texas and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.
The students
57% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 54% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 46% women and 54% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 125 of the 163 colleges in Texas on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,253.
Other colleges in Texas of a similar size
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- Dallas Institute of Funeral ServiceDallas, private nonprofit
- Culinary Institute IncHouston, private for-profit
- College of Biomedical Equipment TechnologySchertz, private for-profit
- Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-AustinAustin, private for-profit
Common questions
What is the graduation rate of Western Technical College?
68% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.