Interactive College
of Technology
For-profit Community College in Pasadena, TX. Six-year graduation rate 23%. Median 10-year earnings $27,182.
Ten-year median earnings of $27,182 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 23% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Median debt at graduation is $5,353, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.20 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 23% — below national average
Academics
Only 23% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. 27% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. The 10:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. At 62 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 62 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $12,629 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $12,947 at $0–30k against $11,675 at $30–48k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 76% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,254 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 58% take federal loans to cover the gap.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 11 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $12,947 |
| $30–48k | $11,675 |
| $48–75k | — |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 36 of these 62 students, totalling $186,966 — an average of $5,194 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Harris County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)