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Community college · Public

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX2,234 online only

Tyler Junior College is a public community college in Tyler, TX, with about 9,743 students on campus and 2,234 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
9,743
plus 2,234 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$10,206
tuition and fees $2,400; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
27%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$38,140
lower than at 59% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Tyler Junior College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Tyler Junior College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $16,654 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $4,512

Tuition & fees (in state) $2,400Room & board $9,458Books & supplies $1,000Other costs $3,796

After grants, the average family on aid pays $10,206.

Tuition and fees are $2,400 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$11,659

About $23,318 over 2 years · 30% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
27%
within 1½ times the normal program length
Come back for year two
60%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$38,140
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$11,995
about $127 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4.5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$127 a month against about $2,816 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

31%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 21% 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).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$35k
Middle income$30–75k
$42k
Higher incomeover $75k
$50k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Health professions 21%Liberal arts 18%Mechanic & repair 13%Business 11%Public safety 5%Interdisciplinary 4%Everything else 28%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions20 graduates a year
—not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services10 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

9,087 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 44%Hispanic 28%Black 17%Asian 1%Two or more 5%International 2%

Women and men

Women 65%Men 35%
18 : 1
students per teacher
36%
get Pell grants (lower income)
19%
take federal loans
20%
undergrads 25 or older
47%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Tyler

9% of Tyler’s 113,723 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Tyler pages.

Tyler →
TylerTyler, TX
$1,252/momedian rent · 11% below the state$250Ktypical home valueC−Safety Grade36° / 94°January low / July highC+Health GradeAll colleges in and near TylerCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Tyler Junior College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

The University of Texas at TylerUniversity or college · Public · Tyler
2.2 mi6,893 students
Texas CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Tyler
3.1 mi609 students
Jarvis Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Hawkins
18.4 mi604 students
Kilgore CollegeCommunity college · Public · Kilgore
24.3 mi4,721 students
Jacksonville CollegeCommunity college · Private nonprofit · Jacksonville
25.6 mi355 students

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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. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.