MediaTech Institute-Houston
For-profit College in Houston, TX. Six-year graduation rate 50%.
Academics
50% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention of 100% shows the cohort holds together through the hardest year. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. At 7:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Students pay an average of $18,075 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $16,156 at $0–30k, $22,782 at $110k+. About 83% get grants averaging $7,133, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 74% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 | $16,156 |
| $30–48k | $16,399 |
| $48–75k | $15,791 |
| $75–110k | $24,303 |
| $110k+ | $22,782 |
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