San Jacinto Community College

Pasadena, Texas · Public

Of 31 assessed programs, 28 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 52 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,868
$30k to $48k	$11,807
$48k to $75k	$14,027
$75k to $110k	$15,970
$110k and up	$20,279
All families (average)	$12,143

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.

31 of 83 programs could be assessed 37% 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	$46,684	+$11,875	clears the bar	$8,525	0.7 yrs	1,716
Business	Associate's Degree	$53,335	+$18,526	clears the bar	$9,950	0.5 yrs	804
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	$47,229	+$12,420	clears the bar	$5,425	0.4 yrs	553
Behavioral Sciences	Associate's Degree	$43,440	+$8,631	clears the bar	$10,500	1.2 yrs	371
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,392	+$16,583	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	334
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$54,018	+$19,209	clears the bar	$11,250	0.6 yrs	297
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$22,973	-$11,836	falls short	$9,500	insufficient data	252
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$111,662	+$76,853	clears the bar	$9,750	0.1 yrs	210
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$96,371	+$61,562	clears the bar	$9,695	0.2 yrs	207
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$71,782	+$36,973	clears the bar	$9,912	0.3 yrs	169
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	$59,360	+$24,551	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	124
English	Associate's Degree	$45,720	+$10,911	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	105
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,413	+$14,604	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	96
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$70,986	+$36,177	clears the bar	$8,550	0.2 yrs	93
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,814	+$1,005	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	91
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$82,809	+$48,000	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	86
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	$47,886	+$13,077	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	$36,746	+$1,937	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	78
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,568	+$10,759	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$33,893 1-year earnings	-$916	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,160	+$19,351	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$63,403	+$28,594	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$87,971	+$53,162	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$80,161	+$45,352	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$53,546	+$18,737	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$61,487	+$26,678	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$41,445	+$6,636	clears the bar	$9,375	1.4 yrs	32
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$25,446	-$9,363	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$49,631 1-year earnings	+$14,822	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$44,805	+$9,996	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$58,668	+$23,859	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	203
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	153
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	147
Natural Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	130
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	122
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	119
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	118
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	108
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	89
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Marine Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Real Estate	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
International Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Marine Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	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.