Western Technical College
For-profit Community College in El Paso, TX. Six-year graduation rate 70%. Median 10-year earnings $36,156.
Students who entered Western Technical College reach a median of $36,156 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate of 70% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Graduates carry a median of $17,277 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion runs to 70% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. 89% of full-time first-years return for a second year — a healthy figure. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. The 30:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation. 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 818 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $26,838 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Net price varies modestly by income — $27,224 at $0–30k against $30,284 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 51% of students receive grant aid, averaging $2,461 — common but not automatic. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 23% of students.
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 · 315 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 | $27,224 |
| $30–48k | $28,131 |
| $48–75k | $29,179 |
| $75–110k | $29,916 |
| $110k+ | $30,284 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 188 of these 818 students, totalling $977,600 — an average of $5,200 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (El Paso 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)