Western Technical College
Western Technical College is a for-profit college in El Paso, TX, with about 1,148 students on campus.
The short version on Western Technical College
Men outnumber women about three to one
85% of undergraduates are men and 15% are women. The students ↓
Most undergraduates are Hispanic
74% of Western Technical College’s undergraduates are Hispanic. The students ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; earnings, debt and repayment are reported for the whole 2-campus system; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.
The students
1,206 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
How hard is it to get into Western Technical College?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Western Technical College is likely test-optional.
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting (whole college system)
$183 a month against about $2,920 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, whole college system
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 16% of U.S. colleges.
Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported); reported for the whole college system.
Living in El Paso
8% of El Paso’s 683,012 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ El Paso pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from Western Technical College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid and are reported for the whole 2-campus system. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.