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Texas State Technical College Data & Information Overview

412 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
7% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Texas State Technical College Ranked?

#148 Best Colleges in Nation
#8 Best Colleges in TX
Mechanic & Repair Technologies Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Texas State Technical College was awarded 412 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mechanic & repair technologies.

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Overall Quality

TSTC is ranked #148 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when TSTC held the #335 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, TSTC is ranked at #8.

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Is It Hard to Get Into TSTC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Texas State Technical College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

Learn more about Texas State Technical College admissions.

Texas State Technical College Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
91% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Texas State Technical College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Texas State Technical College is 91%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  91 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Texas State Technical College

56% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Texas State Technical College this rate is 56%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  56 out of 100
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Texas State Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,282 Full-Time Undergraduates
56.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
24.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,654 undergraduates at TSTC with 6,282 being full-time and 4,372 being part-time.

How Much Does Texas State Technical College Cost?

$10,463 Net Price
34% Take Out Loans
$18,628 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of TSTC is $10,463. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for TSTC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$8,668 $9,560 $12,855 $14,995 $15,800

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of TSTC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At TSTC, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $4,657 a year. That adds up to $18,628 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at TSTC is 6.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do TSTC Graduates Make?

$35,542 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from TSTC with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $35,542 in their early years. Unfortunately, this is 16% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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See which majors at Texas State Technical College make the most money.

Location of Texas State Technical College

Texas State
6,282 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Texas State Technical College is a public institution situated in Waco, Texas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for TSTC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3801 Campus Drive, Waco, TX 76705
Phone: 800-792-8784
Website: www.tstc.edu/

Texas State Technical College Majors

43 Majors With Completions
1,854 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Texas State Technical College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at TSTC

94% Take At Least One Class Online
41% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 9,475 students took at least one online class at Texas State Technical College. This is a decrease from the 10,282 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 9,475 4,175
2019-2020 10,282 8,531
2018-2019 2,853 434
2017-2018 2,388 605
2016-2017 2,519 584

Learn more about online learning at Texas State Technical College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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