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Lone Star College System

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Public36 reported subjects
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Qualifications reported by this institution

Training subjects and awards

Lone Star College System reported certificate or associate-level records in the subjects below. Related awards are grouped so you can compare the options without duplicate listings.

Computer Science

Associate degree

69 reported completions · CIP 11.0701 · 2024 collection

Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician

Certificate (one to less than two academic years)Associate degreeCertificate (less than one academic year)

102 reported completions · CIP 47.0605 · 2024 collection

Industrial Technology/Technician

Certificate (one to less than two academic years)Associate degreeCertificate (less than one academic year)

227 reported completions · CIP 15.0612 · 2024 collection

Medical/Clinical Assistant

Certificate (one to less than two academic years)

33 reported completions · CIP 51.0801 · 2024 collection

Pharmacy Technician/Assistant

Certificate (one to less than two academic years)Associate degree

46 reported completions · CIP 51.0805 · 2024 collection

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Certificate (one to less than two academic years)Associate degreeCertificate (less than one academic year)

459 reported completions · CIP 51.3801 · 2024 collection

Welding Technology/Welder

Certificate (one to less than two academic years)Associate degreeCertificate (less than one academic year)

381 reported completions · CIP 48.0508 · 2024 collection

Source: NCES IPEDS C2024_A. Award categories describe the reported qualification; they are not a current course timetable. Zero completions do not establish that a program has closed. A student may complete more than one award.

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Reported costs and financial aid

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Annual in-state tuition and fees$3,330AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Annual out-of-state tuition and fees$9,390AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average annual net price$11,252AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. Defined first-time, full-time aid-recipient cohort; not a personal quote.
Undergraduates receiving Pell Grants23%AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. Historical institution-level share; not proof your course is eligible.

Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Costs can use different reporting periods and student populations.

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Related career paths

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020–SOC 2018 crosswalk and O*NET 31.0. Some roles require additional education, work experience or licensing.

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Location and getting there

Reported institution address:
5000 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands, TX 77381-4399

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Evidence after education

Graduate earnings and borrowing by field

These records describe historical graduate groups. They do not measure a course’s effect on earnings, the pay of every graduate or the salary you would earn.

Institution group, broad field and credential. College Scorecard groups these figures under OPEID6 011145. This can include related campuses. Four-digit subject groups can contain several specific courses; do not treat them as results for each course above.
Explore 42 source field and credential records
Field / awardMedian earnings 1 year after completionMedian earnings 4 years after completionMedian federal student-loan debt
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. 01.83 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$38,101$49,612Suppressed for privacy
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. 01.83 · Associate's Degree$38,202$48,427Suppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General. 11.01 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaSuppressed for privacy$43,120Suppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General. 11.01 · Associate's Degree$39,224$50,935$12,500
Computer Programming. 11.02 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacyNot published
Data Processing. 11.03 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot publishedSuppressed for privacyNot published
Computer Science. 11.07 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. 12.04 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$18,887$20,853$5,500
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. 12.04 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 15.03 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 15.03 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. 15.04 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot publishedSuppressed for privacyNot published
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians. 15.04 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacyNot published
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 15.06 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$43,602$71,664Suppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. 15.06 · Associate's Degree$36,567$53,830Suppressed for privacy
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians. 15.09 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians. 15.09 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians. 15.11 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians. 15.11 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 46.03 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers. 46.03 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). 47.02 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,070$47,451$5,500
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). 47.02 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. 47.06 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaSuppressed for privacy$40,319$4,912
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. 47.06 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Precision Metal Working. 48.05 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,863$53,293$4,562
Precision Metal Working. 48.05 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Air Transportation. 49.01 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaNot publishedSuppressed for privacyNot published
Air Transportation. 49.01 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacyNot published
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. 51.06 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacy$58,154Suppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services. 51.07 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services. 51.07 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 51.08 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,233$40,990$9,105
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. 51.08 · Associate's Degree$38,534$54,262$14,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 51.09 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$69,820$82,476$11,234
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 51.09 · Associate's Degree$58,408$73,655$10,926
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 51.15 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 51.15 · Associate's DegreeSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. 51.35 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaSuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 51.38 · Undergraduate Certificate or DiplomaSuppressed for privacy$83,636$8,875
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 51.38 · Associate's Degree$77,795$93,665$15,000
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 51.39 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$51,028$67,278$13,323
Who and which years do the Scorecard measures cover?

Earnings refer to federally aided completers in the source’s working and non-enrolled population. Debt is a separate borrower cohort and excludes borrowing types outside the named measure. Different years are not a trend for the same people.

  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing: Treasury AY2018-19, AY2019-20 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2020, CY2021, inflation adjusted to 2022 dollars. Variable EARN_MDN_1YR.
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 year after completing: Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars. Variable EARN_MDN_4YR.
  • Median Stafford and Grad PLUS loan debt disbursed at all institutions: NSLDS pooled AY2018-19, AY2019-20 cohort. Variable DEBT_ALL_STGP_ANY_MDN.

Privacy suppression and missing values remain unavailable. They are never entered as zero. The source’s institutional group may have changed since these cohorts studied.

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Census PSEO: 38 field and credential comparisons

PSEO covers participating institutions and graduates meeting its earnings and employment coverage criteria. Values below use the most recent graduation cohort with at least one published earnings measure for each reporting institution, field and award. The reporting unit is the named eight-digit OPEID; it may cover more than this campus.

Reporting institution / field / awardGraduation cohortYear 1 medianYear 5 medianYear 10 median
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 01.83 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$38,649 52 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 01.83 · Associate degree2016–2020$36,674 128 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 11.01 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$45,622 169 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 11.01 · Certificate 1–2 years2016–2020$44,592 62 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 11.01 · Associate degree2016–2020$47,856 210 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 12.04 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$26,989 158 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 15.06 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$47,078 400 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 15.06 · Certificate 1–2 years2016–2020$54,051 83 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 15.06 · Associate degree2016–2020$51,432 296 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 46.03 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$41,019 76 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 47.02 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$41,563 328 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 47.02 · Associate degree2016–2020$56,877 70 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 47.06 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$36,358 204 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 47.06 · Certificate 1–2 years2016–2020$39,842 76 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 47.06 · Associate degree2016–2020$41,424 80 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 48.05 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$40,401 421 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 48.05 · Associate degree2016–2020$46,663 157 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.06 · Associate degree2016–2020$63,874 56 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.08 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$33,813 178 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.08 · Certificate 1–2 years2016–2020$31,252 37 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.08 · Associate degree2016–2020$51,823 269 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.09 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$72,132 324 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.09 · Associate degree2016–2020$54,082 542 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.09 · Certificate 2–4 years2016–2020$68,154 118 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.15 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$30,600 79 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.15 · Associate degree2016–2020$33,937 116 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.35 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$32,492 44 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.38 · Certificate under 1 year2016–2020$47,119 406 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.38 · Associate degree2016–2020$76,573 1,645 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.39 · Certificate 1–2 years2016–2020$46,924 285 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailableUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 12.04 · Associate degree2011–2015Suppressed$55,746 36 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.07 · Certificate under 1 year2011–2015$36,215 58 earnings-covered graduates$44,173 83 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.07 · Certificate 1–2 years2011–2015$42,371 35 earnings-covered graduates$49,269 45 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.07 · Associate degree2011–2015$34,376 75 earnings-covered graduates$51,441 77 earnings-covered graduatesUnavailable
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.38 · Certificate 1–2 years2006–2010$47,631 123 earnings-covered graduates$84,548 158 earnings-covered graduates$99,392 151 earnings-covered graduates
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 15.03 · Certificate under 1 year2001–2005$50,676 118 earnings-covered graduates$69,154 162 earnings-covered graduates$81,403 166 earnings-covered graduates
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 15.03 · Associate degree2001–2005SuppressedSuppressed$84,400 35 earnings-covered graduates
Lone Star College System (01114500) CIP 51.39 · Certificate under 1 year2001–2005$46,032 238 earnings-covered graduates$61,098 249 earnings-covered graduates$68,702 229 earnings-covered graduates

Census PSEO latest-release snapshot downloaded September 9, 2026. Earnings are inflation-adjusted; the published schema labels them in 2023 dollars. Cohorts, coverage and methods differ from Scorecard; do not combine their values into a ranking. PSEO population and methods · Schema and status flags.

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Living costs & local context

Budget context for The Woodlands CDP, Texas

Median monthly gross rent$1,8222020–2024 ACS · 2024 dollars · margin of error ±$72
Median household income$140,7012020–2024 ACS · 2024 dollars · margin of error ±$9,490
Resident population estimate121,0022020–2024 ACS · margin of error ±5,235
Texas price level97.1BEA regional price parity · 2024 · US = 100

Gross rent combines contract rent with the estimated average monthly cost of tenant-paid utilities and fuels. It describes occupied rental housing, not current asking rents, student accommodation or the cost of a room in a shared home. Household income is not an individual worker’s salary.

The state price index compares the overall price of goods and services with the national average. An index of 97.1 is approximately 2.9% below the national price level. It is context for planning, not a multiplier for a personal budget or a cost-adjusted salary.

Sources: 2024 ACS five-year public summary files, tables B25064, B19013 and B01003; BEA 2024 regional price parities. Retrieved September 9, 2026. Census place matches use a unique name within a state; school postal cities and Census boundaries are not interchangeable. Unavailable estimates are omitted.

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Sources for this profile

Snapshot assembled September 8, 2026. IPEDS institution identifier: 227182. Read our matching, coverage and correction approach.