West Coast University-Texas
For-profit College in Richardson, TX. Six-year graduation rate 31%. Median 10-year earnings $102,672.
A decade after enrolling, the median West Coast University-Texas student earns $102,672 — comfortably above what the typical bachelor's-granting institution returns. The six-year graduation rate is 31% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates leave owing a median of $32,946 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 31% — below national average
Academics
Only 31% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. 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 17:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. Being a for-profit four-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 · grant and loan rates against 2,687 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $51,736 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $49,093 at $0–30k against $55,938 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 48% get grants, which means the net price above will not apply to most applicants. Borrowing is widespread: 88% take federal loans.
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 · 5 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 | $49,093 |
| $30–48k | $50,493 |
| $48–75k | $54,788 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $55,938 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,368 of these 2,687 students, totalling $22,722,411 — an average of $9,596 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Los Angeles 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)