Precision Metal Working undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Texarkana College

Texarkana, TX · Public · Federal field 4805

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+64%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$27,807 → $45,640

—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

—Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

17Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

24Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

90Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$8,812

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$9,450

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$43,600

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$100/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$8,812Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$15,998Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE46.8%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.

$27,807Year 1

$43,600Year 4

$45,640Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

2.8% 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$3,633

Estimated loan payment$100

24borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$43,600 vs. $48,702

$5,102 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations and wages in TX.

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 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025 estimates, published May 2026.

Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,560 median wageTX estimate · 1,410 jobs · 51-4199Machinists$59,180 median wageTX estimate · 21,700 jobs · 51-4041Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,660 median wageTX estimate · 1,680 jobs · 51-4023Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,050 median wageTX estimate · 10,540 jobs · 51-4081Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$48,490 median wageTX estimate · 4,440 jobs · 51-2041Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,480 median wageTX estimate · 13,190 jobs · 51-9161Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic$48,220 median wageTX estimate · 190 jobs · 51-4192Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,720 median wageTX estimate · 13,290 jobs · 51-4031Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,250 median wageTX estimate · 2,960 jobs · 51-4033Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$41,690 median wageTX estimate · 1,450 jobs · 51-4191Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$69,550 median wageTX estimate · 1,930 jobs · 51-9162Model Makers, Metal and Plastic$65,920 median wageTX estimate · 230 jobs · 51-4061

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