Austin Community College District

Austin, Texas · Public

Of 61 assessed programs, 59 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 98 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$3,789
$30k to $48k	$4,388
$48k to $75k	$7,759
$75k to $110k	$11,356
$110k and up	$14,889
All families (average)	$6,390

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

61 of 159 programs could be assessed 38% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Texas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$58,802	+$23,993	clears the bar	$9,000	0.4 yrs	1,799
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$83,989	+$49,180	clears the bar	$14,162	0.3 yrs	325
Business	Associate's Degree	$58,664	+$23,855	clears the bar	$9,000	0.4 yrs	297
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$90,270	+$55,461	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	278
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,520	+$21,711	clears the bar	$12,999	0.6 yrs	260
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,613	+$11,804	clears the bar	$15,721	1.3 yrs	181
Psychology	Associate's Degree	$40,744	+$5,935	clears the bar	$9,000	1.5 yrs	163
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$55,045	+$20,236	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	148
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$63,975	+$29,166	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	135
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$77,248	+$42,439	clears the bar	$7,348	0.2 yrs	123
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$68,934	+$34,125	clears the bar	$10,550	0.3 yrs	99
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$51,880	+$17,071	clears the bar	$10,450	0.6 yrs	97
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,939 1-year earnings	+$2,130	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	93
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	$29,669 1-year earnings	-$5,140	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	91
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$65,997	+$31,188	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	90
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$58,775	+$23,966	clears the bar	$12,000	0.5 yrs	86
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$64,773	+$29,964	clears the bar	$17,500	0.6 yrs	81
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$75,034	+$40,225	clears the bar	$11,000	0.3 yrs	81
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$45,940	+$11,131	clears the bar	$12,184	1.1 yrs	80
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$88,366	+$53,557	clears the bar	$7,113	0.1 yrs	74
Design	Associate's Degree	$41,552	+$6,743	clears the bar	$19,939	3.0 yrs	72
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$72,051	+$37,242	clears the bar	$9,625	0.3 yrs	69
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$69,017	+$34,208	clears the bar	$8,462	0.2 yrs	61
Biology	Associate's Degree	$54,363	+$19,554	clears the bar	$7,875	0.4 yrs	59
Social Work	Associate's Degree	$50,662	+$15,853	clears the bar	$12,705	0.8 yrs	59
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,131	+$5,322	clears the bar	$10,127	1.9 yrs	57
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$65,475	+$30,666	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$88,105 1-year earnings	+$53,296	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	$36,991	+$2,182	clears the bar	$11,000	5.0 yrs	43
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Associate's Degree	$47,134	+$12,325	clears the bar	$10,500	0.9 yrs	43
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$57,381	+$22,572	clears the bar	$13,000	0.6 yrs	41
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	$49,333	+$14,524	clears the bar	$7,000	0.5 yrs	40
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,664	+$29,855	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	$48,357	+$13,548	clears the bar	$9,750	0.7 yrs	36
English	Associate's Degree	$26,316	-$8,493	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Political Science	Associate's Degree	$37,495	+$2,686	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	$69,185	+$34,376	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$65,993	+$31,184	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Associate's Degree	$37,248	+$2,439	clears the bar	$9,250	3.8 yrs	33
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$58,598	+$23,789	clears the bar	$14,000	0.6 yrs	32
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	$74,891	+$40,082	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
History	Associate's Degree	$50,008	+$15,199	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$88,365	+$53,556	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Associate's Degree	$55,373	+$20,564	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Journalism	Associate's Degree	$51,356	+$16,547	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$46,962	+$12,153	clears the bar	$19,405	1.6 yrs	22
Chemistry	Associate's Degree	$60,787	+$25,978	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$69,828	+$35,019	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$64,174	+$29,365	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$48,737 1-year earnings	+$13,928	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Associate's Degree	$50,539	+$15,730	clears the bar	$10,105	0.6 yrs	14
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$71,867	+$37,058	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	$37,880 1-year earnings	+$3,071	clears the bar	$12,250	4.0 yrs	13
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$67,712	+$32,903	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	$44,152	+$9,343	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$52,638	+$17,829	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$54,763	+$19,954	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$59,327	+$24,518	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$55,088	+$20,279	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,907	+$25,098	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Carpenters	Associate's Degree	$61,533	+$26,724	clears the bar	$13,750	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	437
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	93
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Construction Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Marketing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Natural Resources and Conservation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Economics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Philosophy	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Sociology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Anthropology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Dance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Real Estate	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Cartography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Health	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Programming	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mechanical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Woodworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Agriculture, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Homeland Security	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Archeology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architecture	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Civil Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biology	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.