Which San Jacinto Community College associate's program has the lowest debt?

English graduates leave with a median of $8,250 in federal loans, the lowest among 12 San Jacinto Community College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does San Jacinto Community College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $2,490 a year, and $6,690 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,143 a year.

How many San Jacinto Community College programs report graduate pay?

16 associate's programs and 9 certificate programs at San Jacinto Community College report first-year pay, and 17 of them also report federal debt.

San Jacinto Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Pasadena, TX
22,969 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

16 San Jacinto Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($71,118), and English the least ($19,125). The median program pays $36,773. San Jacinto Community College also has 9 certificate programs that report pay.

In-district tuition and fees$2,490Per year. Out-of-state $6,690

Average net price after aid$12,143Per year

Graduation rate30%Within 6 years

All 16 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Texas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
1	NursingAbout 205 graduates a year	$71,118	$90,009	$13,000	26th of 49
2	Physical Science TechnologyAbout 193 graduates a year	$59,496	$87,629	$10,000	4th of 12
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 180 graduates a year	$55,215	$65,830	$11,813	21st of 36
4	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 85 graduates a year	$53,710	$77,377	$14,476	5th of 7
5	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 29 graduates a year	$52,032	$61,565	$21,000	2nd of 20
6	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$49,631	$47,475	Not reported	2nd of 5
7	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 48 graduates a year	$40,169	$59,369	Not reported	5th of 12
8	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 36 graduates a year	$39,653	Not reported	$11,050	1st of 6
9	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 74 graduates a year	$33,893	$48,357	Not reported	4th of 5
10	BusinessAbout 679 graduates a year	$33,572	$51,861	$8,875	5th of 12
11	Behavioral SciencesAbout 350 graduates a year	$33,494	$43,205	$9,264	1st of 1
12	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,253 graduates a year	$27,792	$46,104	$9,000	22nd of 47
13	Biological and Physical SciencesAbout 259 graduates a year	$23,903	$45,037	$9,250	1st of 1
14	Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 61 graduates a year	$21,173	$34,414	Not reported	2nd of 2
15	Teacher EducationAbout 256 graduates a year	$19,581	$55,030	$11,000	9th of 13
16	EnglishAbout 97 graduates a year	$19,125	$30,573	$8,250	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and Texas ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Texas programs in the field do too.

All 9 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Texas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
1	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 65 graduates a year	$60,859	Not reported	$8,500	9th of 18
2	Practical NursingAbout 69 graduates a year	$51,679	$62,754	$14,250	5th of 37
3	Welding and MachiningAbout 374 graduates a year	$42,512	$42,311	Not reported	3rd of 20
4	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 100 graduates a year	$39,562	$57,367	Not reported	6th of 16
5	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 60 graduates a year	$33,410	Not reported	$16,000	3rd of 20
6	HVACAbout 130 graduates a year	$30,189	$31,732	Not reported	4th of 9
7	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 101 graduates a year	$29,833	$39,444	$8,875	4th of 23
8	CosmetologyAbout 299 graduates a year	$15,655	$30,861	$8,791	44th of 78
9	Massage TherapyAbout 26 graduates a year	$15,416	Not reported	Not reported	7th of 7

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$71,118
Physical Science Technology$59,496
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$55,215
Electromechanical Technology$53,710
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$52,032

Lowest median debt

English$8,250
Business$8,875
Liberal Arts and General Studies$9,000
Biological and Physical Sciences$9,250
Behavioral Sciences$9,264

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,253 graduates a year
BusinessAbout 679 graduates a year
Behavioral SciencesAbout 350 graduates a year
Biological and Physical SciencesAbout 259 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 256 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $71,118 in their first year, the most of 16 San Jacinto Community College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels