Program Payoff

Southwest College for the Deaf

Big Spring, Texas. 20 certificate and associate programs, public. 20 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Texas.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $27,048 (15) $35,980
Security Guards
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $7,700 $25,452 (54) $64,110
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree $7,000 not published $103,230
General and Operations Managers
American Sign Language Undergraduate certificate not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
American Sign Language Associate's degree not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $46,670
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $103,230
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $40,420
Customer Service Representatives
Business/Commerce, General Undergraduate certificate not published $103,230
General and Operations Managers
Computer Programming Associate's degree not published $132,150
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $132,150
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $132,150
Software Developers
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Undergraduate certificate not published $101,470
Construction Managers
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $45,430
Dental Assistants
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $171,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Graphic Communications Undergraduate certificate not published $38,880
Data Entry Keyers
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $33,860
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $53,340
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $53,340
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $76,760
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.