After Tarrant County College District: graduation, pay and debt
Fort Worth, Texas · Public · 41,472 undergrads
The typical student earns $42,727 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,104 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$42.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,104
median federal debt at graduation.
31%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
23%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
31%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
24%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
5,688
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
23%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$34,945
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$38,503
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,727
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
55%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,104
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$5,500
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,135
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,250
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
31%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
37%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
47%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers