Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, Texas · Also known as Tarrant County College · Website
$42,727
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$42,727
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Tarrant County College District is a public 2-year college in Fort Worth, Texas with 42,300 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,337 a year (tuition and fees $1,863 in-state, $8,370 out-of-state). 34% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $42,727 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,104 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,337
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,863
Out-of-state $8,370
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
34%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,104
About $97 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$42,727
Rank 2,272 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,337
- Tuition in-state
- $1,863
- Tuition out-of-state
- $8,370
- Cost of attendance
- $11,130
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 7.4%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,334
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $3,899
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,406
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $7,299
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $10,749
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,320 in 2015-16 to $1,863 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 42,300
- Part-time students
- 82%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 86
- Endowment
- $6.34M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,272 of 5,094 US colleges and 113 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,337 | $18,447 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,863 | $9,940 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 34% | 59% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 74% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,104 | $10,667 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,945 | $32,765 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $42,727 | $38,474 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 31% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 58% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
86 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 4,102 | $9,500 | $30,179 | $47,741 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 448 | $10,849 | $38,168 | $49,328 | $47,440 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 344 | $11,368 | $72,069 | $85,970 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 194 | $12,000 | $43,700 | $50,244 | $48,733 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 155 | $10,500 | $37,808 | $53,883 | $50,984 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 146 | $11,246 | $50,956 | $70,953 | $51,586 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate | Certificate | 119 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate's | Associate's | 99 | $9,750 | $24,507 | $55,136 | $37,656 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 91 | Withheld | $50,531 | $90,737 | $58,424 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 86 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 86 | $14,683 | $57,721 | $83,608 | $65,389 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 82 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,594 | $54,246 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 68 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| American Sign LanguageCertificate | Certificate | 63 | Withheld | Withheld | $26,284 | $41,771 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,705 | $44,589 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | $37,763 | $30,572 |
| Real EstateCertificate | Certificate | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,418 | $46,762 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 49 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,011 | $48,702 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianCertificate | Certificate | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,671 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,020 | $45,268 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | $61,171 | $57,584 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | $13,168 | $32,315 | $47,675 | $46,706 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,135 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,705 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,223 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Tarrant County College District cost?
$4,337 a year is the average net price at Tarrant County College District after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,863 for in-state students and $8,370 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $11,130. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,334 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Tarrant County College District?
Tarrant County College District has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Tarrant County College District graduates earn?
$42,727 a year is the median pay of former Tarrant County College District students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,945 after 6 years). That ranks 2,272 of 5,094 US colleges and 113 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $72,069.
How much student debt do Tarrant County College District graduates have?
$9,104 is the median federal student loan debt of Tarrant County College District graduates, about $97 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 7.4% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Tarrant County College District?
34% of first-time, full-time students at Tarrant County College District finish within 3 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Tarrant County College District?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (4,102 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (448 certificate graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (344 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 86 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.