Central Texas College — College Profile

About

Central Texas College in Killeen is a comprehensive public community college best known for its extensive worldwide educational outreach to U.S. military personnel, veterans, and non-traditional adult learners. The college offers standout academic pathways in nursing and allied health, aviation science, criminal justice, and career and technical trades such as welding and automotive technology. Campus culture is practical, diverse, and transfer-focused, distinguished by affordable tuition, seamless articulation agreements with four-year Texas universities, and the rare offering of on-campus residence halls for a two-year institution.

Wikipedia:Central Texas College (CTC) is a public community college in Killeen, Texas. Founded in 1965, it has branch campuses in Europe and on military installations across the U.S.

Location

Killeen, TX, 76549-4199 · Suburb campus

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Nearest airport from college

AUS · Austin

64 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

These figures are federal data and may be out of date.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition & fees$3,750$7,500

Housing & food (on campus)$7,200$7,200

Books & supplies$2,124$2,124

Cost of attendance$13,822$17,572 est.

Average net price$10,265Not published

Out-of-state prices

Tuition & fees$7,500

In-state: $3,750

Housing & food (on campus)$7,200

Books & supplies$2,124

Cost of attendance$17,572 est.

In-state: $13,822

Average net priceNot published

In-state: $10,265

est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.

Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24

$0–30k

$7,714

$30–48k

$11,281

$48–75k

$11,567

$75–110k

$12,866

$110k+

$13,581

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

13%

Entered 2017–18

8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students

24% graduated · 35% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 41% left or unknown

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$39,534

10 yrs after entry$40,995

Debt

Median at graduation$6,750

Monthly payment$72

Middle 50% owe$2.4k–$7.9k

90th percentile$15,000

Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — mixed transfer/career: $38,832 earned 10 yrs after entry.

Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body

Gender

Men 42%Women 58%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

17 : 1

Pell grant

37%

First-gen

46%

Family income

$24,911

Independent

80%

Veterans

Age at entry

27.0

Part-time

60%

Race & ethnicity

White

27%

Hispanic

29%

Black

28%

Asian

Two or more

AI/AN

NH/PI

Unknown

Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$15M

Full-time faculty

100%

Faculty salary

$6,654/mo

Teaching spend

$5,431

per student

Federal loans

42%

Classification

Carnegie type

Associate's — mixed transfer/career

Undergraduate profile