Which Trinity Valley Community College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Cosmetology graduates leave with a median of $5,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 5 Trinity Valley Community College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Trinity Valley Community College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $2,640 a year, and $5,970 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $4,092 a year.

How many Trinity Valley Community College programs report graduate pay?

8 associate's programs and one certificate program at Trinity Valley Community College report first-year pay, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Trinity Valley Community College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Athens, TX
5,655 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

8 Trinity Valley Community College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($59,966), and Cosmetology the least ($12,707). The median program pays $34,623. Trinity Valley Community College also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-district tuition and fees$2,640Per year. Out-of-state $5,970

Average net price after aid$4,092Per year

Graduation rate27%Within 6 years

All 8 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 136 graduates a year	$59,966	$72,338	$16,478	48th of 49
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 7 graduates a year	$50,185	Not reported	Not reported	30th of 36
3	Practical NursingGraduates a year not reported	$39,356	$42,192	$14,250	2nd of 2
4	Welding and MachiningAbout 5 graduates a year	$35,123	$44,139	Not reported	3rd of 5
5	Office AdministrationAbout 4 graduates a year	$34,123	$42,994	$13,124	2nd of 2
6	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 659 graduates a year	$29,246	$40,764	$9,000	17th of 47
7	EducationAbout 33 graduates a year	$22,519	$40,142	Not reported	1st of 1
8	CosmetologyGraduates a year not reported	$12,707	$18,450	$5,500	2nd of 2

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.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

One certificate program

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
CosmetologyAbout 141 graduates a year	$10,381	Not reported	Not reported	76th of 78

One more certificate program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$59,966
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$50,185
Practical Nursing$39,356
Welding and Machining$35,123
Office Administration$34,123

Lowest median debt

Cosmetology$5,500
Liberal Arts and General Studies$9,000
Office Administration$13,124
Practical Nursing$14,250
Nursing$16,478

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 659 graduates a year
NursingAbout 136 graduates a year
EducationAbout 33 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 7 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 5 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $59,966 in their first year, the most of 8 Trinity Valley 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