Western Technical College

El Paso, TX · Private for-profit · www.westerntech.edu/ ↗

Western Technical College is a private for-profit college in El Paso, Texas, located in a large city. It enrolls 1,206 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Ground Transportation, Precision Metal Working, and Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Western Technical College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
1,206
Similar schools: 127
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
70.3%
Similar schools: 53.6%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$41,422
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$16,873
Similar schools: $9,498
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
84.6%
Similar schools: 65.8%

What the data shows about Western Technical College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. 84.6% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 65.8%). 70.3% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 53.6% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $41,422, higher than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $16,873 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).