Which Temple College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Liberal Arts and General Studies graduates leave with a median of $14,534 in federal loans, the lowest among 3 Temple College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Temple College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $3,000 a year, and $7,224 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $10,682 a year.

How many Temple College programs report graduate pay?

4 associate's programs and 2 certificate programs at Temple College report first-year pay, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Temple College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Temple, TX
3,178 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

4 Temple College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($72,579), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($29,609). The median program pays $60,939. Temple College also has 2 certificate programs that report pay.

In-district tuition and fees$3,000Per year. Out-of-state $7,224

Average net price after aid$10,682Per year

Graduation rate32%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 4 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 101 graduates a year	$72,579	$83,501	$19,805	20th of 49
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 33 graduates a year	$63,168	$72,703	$19,599	5th of 36
3	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 11 graduates a year	$58,710	$66,874	Not reported	3rd of 11
4	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 570 graduates a year	$29,609	$40,131	$14,534	15th of 47

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.

2 more associate's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Both certificate programs

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.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 36 graduates a year	$61,338	$54,467	$21,154	8th of 18
Practical NursingAbout 28 graduates a year	$46,167	$55,030	$15,074	16th of 37

Program names link to the program's own page, and Texas ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $72,579 in their first year, the most of 4 Temple 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