COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers undergraduate certificate or diploma at Texas State Technical College
Waco, TX · Public
What this page covers
Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.
The short version
Reported earnings are notably above similar programs.
$27,114 above the national median for the same field and degree level.
- Debt as a share of earnings
- 10.2% of annual earnings
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- $306,920 / year
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Withheld by data safeguards
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$80,192A like-for-like comparison is unavailable
Additional borrowing reported for this category: 23 Parent PLUS borrowers.
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$13,508
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$8,177
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGS$80,192
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$87/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$13,508Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$20,752Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE45.5%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
1.3% of gross monthly earnings
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earnings$6,683
Estimated loan payment$87
110borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
$80,192 vs. $53,078
$27,114 above the national median for the same field and credential.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$78,940 median wageTX estimate · 17,280 jobs · 49-9051$60,150–$99,110 middle 50% of TX wages+10.3% projected U.S. growth · 10,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,760 median wageTX estimate · 75,340 jobs · 49-1011$59,210–$98,610 middle 50% of TX wages+4.1% projected U.S. growth · 48,900 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$102,470 median wageTX estimate · 2,360 jobs · 49-2095$80,070–$116,360 middle 50% of TX wages+9.7% projected U.S. growth · 1,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardSignal and Track Switch Repairers$85,020 median wageTX estimate · 650 jobs · 49-9097$76,180–$85,360 middle 50% of TX wages+1.8% projected U.S. growth · 800 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,520 median wageTX estimate · 90,010 jobs · 47-1011$58,830–$89,680 middle 50% of TX wages+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 67,000 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentElectricians$58,570 median wageTX estimate · 76,770 jobs · 47-2111$46,670–$71,130 middle 50% of TX wages+9.2% projected U.S. growth · 72,700 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentSecurity and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$52,270 median wageTX estimate · 10,260 jobs · 49-2098$43,740–$61,870 middle 50% of TX wages+6.8% projected U.S. growth · 8,500 openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Dallas College
$4,513 higher earnings · $10,294 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $84,705
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $3,214
Tulsa Welding School-Houston
$1,052 less debt
- Earnings
- $45,204
- Debt
- $7,125
- Annual net price
- $35,101
Tulsa Welding School-Dallas Campus
$1,052 less debt
- Earnings
- $45,204
- Debt
- $7,125
- Annual net price
- $34,533
South Texas College
$11,757 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $39,957
- Debt
- Not available
- Annual net price
- $1,751
DATA QUALITY
Check the evidence behind the estimate.
23 observations in the earnings cohort
June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page
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