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Earnings of Students Who Completed Programs at Houston Community College in 2009-10, by Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

August 26, 2012

Students who completed technical programs earned more than did those who completed academic programs during the last quarter of 2010. Among those who completed technical programs, people of Asian origin earned more than did those of other racial and ethnic groups. Among those who completed academic programs, African-Americans earned the most.

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Earnings of Students Who Completed Programs at Houston Community College in 2009-10, by Race, Ethnicity, and Gender

Academic completers
		Working only		Working and enrolled		All working		Enrolled only	All enrolled
	Cohort group subtotal	Percent	Median quarterly earnings	Percent	Median quarterly earnings	Percent	Median quarterly earnings	Percent	Percent
Gender
Male	905	23.9%	$6,946	37.9%	$5,336	61.8%	$5,911	26.4%	64.3%
Female	1,833	23.1%	$6,411	42.4%	$5,060	65.5%	$5,717	24.1%	66.5%
Total	2,738	23.3%	$6,390	40.9%	$4,865	64.2%	$5,541	24.9%	65.8%
Ethnicity
White	488	23.8%	$6,794	39.6%	$4,516	63.3%	$5,058	24.8%	65.4%
African-American	722	25.4%	$7,278	44.5%	$6,185	69.8%	$6,720	20.4%	64.8%
Hispanic	844	24.3%	$6,694	43.0%	$5,624	67.3%	$6,070	23.5%	66.5%
Asian	373	17.2%	$5,832	36.7%	$3,407	53.9%	$4,203	34.3%	71.1%
Native American	9	11.1%	*	44.4%	*	55.6%	$6,158	22.2%	66.7%
Foreign	125	24.8%	$3,810	23.2%	$4,864	48.0%	$4,205	27.2%	50.4%
Unknown	177	22.0%	$6,411	41.2%	$5,409	63.3%	$5,971	26.0%	67.2%
Total	2,738	23.3%	$6,390	40.9%	$4,865	64.2%	$5,541	24.9%	65.8%
Technical completers
		Working only		Working and enrolled		All working		Enrolled only	All enrolled
	Cohort group subtotal	Percent	Median quarterly earnings	Percent	Median quarterly earnings	Percent	Median quarterly earnings	Percent	Percent
Gender
Male	757	43.5%	$7,945	24.4%	$5,911	67.9%	$7,037	17.4%	41.9%
Female	1,000	50.2%	$7,883	19.8%	$5,294	70.0%	$7,082	10.2%	30.0%
Total	1,757	47.3%	$7,766	21.8%	$5,270	69.1%	$6,917	13.3%	35.1%
Ethnicity
White	391	49.9%	$7,529	18.4%	$5,680	68.3%	$6,984	13.3%	31.7%
African-American	521	47.2%	$7,672	22.7%	$6,594	69.9%	$7,023	12.5%	35.1%
Hispanic	450	47.1%	$8,070	24.4%	$5,636	71.6%	$7,217	11.6%	36.0%
Asian	214	48.1%	$9,614	19.6%	$5,084	67.8%	$7,430	12.6%	32.2%
Native American	6	16.7%	*	33.3%	*	50.0%	*	50.0%	83.3%
Foreign	53	30.2%	$7,019	18.9%	$4,966	49.1%	$6,589	24.5%	43.4%
Unknown	122	47.5%	$8,436	23.8%	$4,408	71.3%	$7,554	18.0%	41.8%
Total	1,757	47.3%	$7,766	21.8%	$5,270	69.1%	$6,917	13.3%	35.1%

* To protect students’ privacy, income information is not disclosed for groups of five or fewer.
Note: Data cover students who completed their programs in fall 2009, spring 2010, or summer 2010. Enrollment status and median quarterly earnings are for the last quarter of 2010.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board