$36,156
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Western Technical College is a for-profit 4-year college in El Paso, Texas with 1,206 undergraduates. 72% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $36,156 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,277 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
72%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,277
About $183 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$36,156
Rank 3,311 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 19%
- Students with federal loans
- 27%
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
Dollars a year
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
- 1,206
- Part-time students
- 31%
- Women
- 15%
- Students per teacher
- 30
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 13
- Other
- 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 3,311 of 5,094 US colleges and 183 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $18,447 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,940 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 72% | 59% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 74% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,277 | $10,667 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,035 | $32,765 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $36,156 | $38,474 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 29% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 59% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
13 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | 386 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 204 | $19,890 | $34,336 | $47,068 | $58,424 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 164 | $17,371 | $29,371 | $45,954 | $48,702 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 70 | $23,464 | $35,483 | $47,305 | $55,148 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 68 | $11,247 | $23,072 | $31,347 | $34,272 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,586 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | - | $26,095 | $35,577 | $45,057 | $54,246 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | - | $26,009 | $38,908 | $47,903 | $63,241 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | $12,560 | $25,639 | $31,680 | $35,447 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | - | Withheld | $53,747 | $50,766 | $42,269 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | $7,888 | $16,446 | $19,897 | $29,652 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | - | $20,000 | $18,851 | $31,572 | $48,733 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Western Technical College?
Western Technical College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Western Technical College graduates earn?
$36,156 a year is the median pay of former Western Technical College students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,035 after 6 years). That ranks 3,311 of 5,094 US colleges and 183 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's) at $53,747.
How much student debt do Western Technical College graduates have?
$17,277 is the median federal student loan debt of Western Technical College graduates, about $183 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 27% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Western Technical College?
72% of first-time, full-time students at Western Technical College finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Western Technical College?
Ground Transportation (386 certificate graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (204 associate's graduates), Precision Metal Working (164 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 13 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.