Career Programs at TSTC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Texas State Technical College is $11,842 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Texas State Technical College offers the alternative tuition plans .

78% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $2,963 (exclude student loans).

TSTC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$11,842
Average Financial Amount	$2,963

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Texas State Technical College offers 50 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 2,789 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Texas State Technical College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	20	3	96
2 Years Certificate	29	4	996
4 Years Certificate	1	0	0
Total	50	7	2,789

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

96 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
996 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
1,697 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Network and System Administration/Administrator	✕	0	-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	3	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	12	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	1	$24,500
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	✕	15	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer	✕	0	-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	✕	1	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Solar Energy System Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	2	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	48 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	0	$22,900
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	47	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✔	1	-
Business [+]	✔	2 completers	-
Office Management and Supervision	✔	2	-
	Total	96

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	2	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Teacher Assistant/Aide	✕	0	$19,700
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	94 completers	-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	✕	10	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	42	$26,800
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	30	-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	✔	0	-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	103 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	103	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	167 completers	-
Electrician	✕	14	-
Lineworker	✕	144	-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	✕	9	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	213 completers	-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	63	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	122	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	308 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	21	$34,100
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	287	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	99 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✔	6	-
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist	✕	0	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	0	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	7	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	86	-
Business [+]	✔	6 completers	-
Office Management and Supervision	✔	6	-
	Total	996

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Agricultural Business Technology	✕	5	-
Turf and Turfgrass Management	✕	0	-
Architecture [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	163 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	17	-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	3	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	5	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✕	0	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	10	-
Network and System Administration/Administrator	✕	12	-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager	✕	38	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	78	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	28	-
Education [+]	✕	67 completers	-
Teacher Assistant/Aide	✕	67	-
Engineering [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Engineering	✕	7	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (3 completers)	442 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Laser and Optical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Biomedical Technology/Technician	✕	82	-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	✕	36	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	75	-
Robotics Technology/Technician	✕	24	-
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	38	-
Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology	✕	23	-
Industrial Technology/Technician	✕	19	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	55	-
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	✕	21	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	34	-
Surveying Technology/Surveying	✕	0	-
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	✕	0	-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	✔	7	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✔	8	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✔	3	-
Solar Energy Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	93 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	93	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	2	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Physics	✕	2	-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Chemical Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Chemical Process Technology	✕	18	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	146 completers	-
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer	✕	105	-
Lineworker	✕	37	-
Building/Property Maintenance	✕	4	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	247 completers	-
Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology	✕	0	-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	22	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	20	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	42	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	87	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	32	-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	✕	32	-
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	12	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	149 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	38	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	111	-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	✕	0	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	22 completers	-
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew	✕	15	-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	✕	7	-
Air Traffic Controller	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✔ (2 completers)	35 completers	-
Design and Visual Communications	✔	22	-
Commercial and Advertising Art	✕	0	-
Graphic Design	✔	13	-
Game and Interactive Media Design	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	209 completers	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✕	2	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✔	13	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	23	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	28	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✔	8	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	135	-
Business [+]	✔	44 completers	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✕	0	-
Office Management and Supervision	✔	44	-
Accounting	✕	0	-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	✕	0	-
	Total	1,697

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 10,601 students are attending at Texas State Technical College. There are 541 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 51 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 (7.69%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 1,456 (full-time) and 68 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Texas State Technical College is 36% and transfer-out rate is 12%. The retention rate is 55% at the school.

TSTC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	10,601
Graduation Rate	36%
Number of Faculty	592
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

Student Population at TSTC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 10,107 students enrolled into Texas State Technical College. By gender, 7,139 male and 2,968 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Texas State Technical College.

Student Population By Gender
Texas State Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,107	7,139	2,968
Full-time	5,226	4,119	1,107
Part-tme	4,881	3,020	1,861

There are 2,856 White (28.26%), 512 Black/African American (5.07%), 5,602 Hispanic (55.43%), 72 Asian (0.71%), and 6,659 students with other races attending Texas State Technical College.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Texas State Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,107	7,139	2,968
American Indian/Native American	29	19	10
Asian	72	59	13
Black/African American	512	389	123
Hispanic	5,602	3,512	2,090
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	5	3
White	2,856	2,322	534
Two More	89	68	21
Un-Known	939	765	174
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Texas State Technical College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

4,175 students (41.31% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 5,300 students (52.44% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Texas State Technical College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Texas State Technical College
	Number of Students
Total	10,107
Enrolled Online Exclusively	4,175
Enrolled Some Online Courses	5,300
Not in Online Courses	632

By age range, at Texas State Technical College, 3,058 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.26% of total students), 4,294 students are aged below 20 (42.49%), 160 students are aged above 50 (2.89%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Texas State Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,107	7,139	2,968
Under 18	764	550	214
Age 18-19	3,530	2,852	678
Age 20-21	1,824	1,338	486
Age 22-24	1,234	831	403
Age 25-29	1,081	681	400
Age 30-34	645	347	298
Age 35-39	439	239	200
Age 40-49	430	211	219
Age 50-64	146	77	69
Over 64	14	13	1

Directory and Accreditation Information

Texas State Technical College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (7/1/1968 - Current[Estimated Date]).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Texas State Technical College.

3801 Campus Drive, Waco, TX

800-792-8784

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

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