North Central Texas College
Gainesville, TX1525 W California Street, Gainesville, TX 76240-4699
940-668-7731
North Central Texas College is a public community college in Gainesville, Texas. The college offers associate's degrees, certificates, and continuing education courses in a variety of academic and technical fields. North Central Texas College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
North Central Texas College was founded in 1924 as a two-year junior college. The college was originally part of the North Texas Agricultural College, which was itself a part of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University). In 1937, the college became a standalone institution and was renamed North Central Texas College. The college moved to its current location in Gainesville in 1963.
Today, North Central Texas College enrolls over 10,000 students from across the state of Texas and beyond. The college offers over 50 associate's degree and certificate programs, as well as a variety of continuing education courses. North Central Texas College is a member of the Texas Association of Community Colleges and the American Association of Community Colleges.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 8352
Type: Public, 2-year
Main Website: https://www.nctc.edu/
Financial Aid: https://www.nctc.edu/financial-aid/index.html
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $14220
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $16740
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at North Central Texas College is $59513.93. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at North Central Texas College. For graduates of North Central Texas College, we saw an average early-career income of $46800.00 and mid-career income of $69300.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.