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:

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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		Taxpayer Perspective		Social Perspective
Present value benefits $312.8 million		Present value benefits $126.9 million		Present value benefits $1.8 billion
Present value costs $37.5 million		Present value costs $59.9 million		Present value costs $127.3 million
Net present value $280.7 million		Net present value $67.0 million		Net present value $1.7 billion
Benefit-Cost Ratio 8.5		Benefit-Cost Ratio 2.1		Benefit-Cost Ratio 14.4
Rate of Return 26.0%		Rate of Return 4.6%		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.}

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Average earnings by education level at career midpoint

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For every $1 …

View the Inforgraphic from which this data was taken (PDF).

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