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The Economic Value of TJC

TJC's Economic Impact

$560 million annual income added to our region
8,769 jobs supported by related activities

TJC influences both the lives of its students and the economy of our region.

TJC’s impact on the economy:

TJC Serves More Than 19,000 Students Annually
TJC Adds Approximately $560 million Total Income to Our Region
TJC Supports 8,769 Total Jobs in Our Region
TJC Students and Activities Support 1 out of 27 Jobs in Our Region
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Investment Analysis

The results of the analysis demonstrate that TJC is a strong investment for all three major stakeholder groups—students, taxpayers, and society. As shown, students receive a great return for their investments in an education from TJC. At the same time, taxpayers’ investment in TJC returns more to government budgets than it costs and creates a wide range of social benefits throughout Texas. 

Student Perspective

Present value benefits 

$318.2 million 

Present value costs 

$37.5 million

Net present value 

$280.7 million 

Taxpayer Perspective

Present value benefits

$126.9 million

Present value costs

$59.9 million

Net present value

$67.0 million 

Social Perspective

Present value benefits

$1.8 billion

Present value costs

$127.3 million

Net present value

$1.7 billion 

Benefit-Cost Ratio

8.5

Rate of
Return

26.0%

Benefit-Cost Ratio

2.1

Rate of
Return

4.6%

Benefit-Cost Ratio

14.4

Rate of
Return

n/a*

* The rate of return is not reported for the social perspective because the beneficiaries are not necessarily the same as the original investors. 

Average earnings by education level at career midpoint

Average earnings by education level at career midpoint

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