Choosing a career path is an important decision and NCTC is dedicated to providing education to fit a wide variety of career goals. Choose from certificates, associate degrees and transfer studies to prepare you for careers that support your unique interests and ambitions.
Creative: Art, Design and Communication Careers
Bursting with ideas and looking for a way to bring them to life? Whether on stage, in the kitchen, behind the drawing board or at a desk turn your active imagination into a career.
- Gaming Application Programming (AAS Degree)
- Game Design (Certificate)
- Web Design (Certificate)
Possible Career Paths / Texas Average Salary
- Graphic Designers – $46,980
- Web Developers – $68,800
Dedicated: Education, Community and Public Service Careers
Love working with people? Happiest when you’re making a positive contribution to the welfare of others? Consider making your career in education or community service.
- Teaching EC-6 (AAT Degree)
- Teaching 4-8 EC-12 Special Education (AAT Degree)
- Teaching 8-12 EC-12 Other than Special Education (AAT Degree)
- Criminal Justice (AA Degree)
- Fire Science (AAS Degree)
- Fire Science (Certificate)
- Law Enforcement (AAS Degree)
- Law Enforcement (Certificate)
Possible Career Paths / Texas Average Salary
- Elementary Teachers – $36,960
- Firefighters – $49,580
- Social and Human Service Assistants – $32,200
- Police Officers – $58,710
Enterprising: Business and Entrepreneurial
Can you see yourself starting a business, managing an organization or building a financial empire? Thrive on order and accountability? Then business studies just might be the place for you.
- Business Management (AAS Degree)
- Business Management (Certificate)
- Business Office Technology (AAS Degree)
- Business Office Technology (Certificate)
- Business Office Technology (Occupational Skills Award)
- Cosmetology (Certificate)
- Cosmetology Instructor (Certificate)
- Esthetician (Certificate)
Possible Career Paths / Texas Average Salary
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks – $39,010
- Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants – $55,450
- First-line Supervisor, Retail Sales – $46,210
- First-line Supervisor, Non-retail Sales – $84,730
- Human Resources Assistant – $38,000
Healthy: Healthcare and Medical Careers
Always ready to help? Fascinated with the science and technology of health? Whether it’s about promoting health or treating disease, careers in healthcare require a combination of skill and compassion.
- Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program
- Emergency Medical Technician (Certificate)
- Radiological Technology (AAS Degree)
- Surgical Technology (AAS Degree)
- Surgical Technology (Certificate)
- Vocational Nursing (Certificate)
Possible Career Paths / Texas Average Salary
- Emergency Medical Technicians – $36,050
- Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) – $45,130
- Radiologic Technologists – $55,580
- Registered Nurse – $69,890
- Surgical Technology – $45,100
Hands On: Advanced Manufacturing and Energy Careers
Love making things and making things work better? Choose a career that keeps you busy building, repairing and improving.
- Electrical Technician (Occupational Skills Award)
- Engineering Technology (AAS Degree)
- Engineering Technology (Certificate)
- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (AAS Degree)
- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (Certificate)
- Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (Occupational Skills Award)
- Industrial Mechanics (AAS Degree)
- Industrial Mechanics (Certificate)
- Industrial Mechanics (Occupational Skills Award)
- Machining Technology (AAS Degree)
- Machining Technology (Certificate)
- Machining Technology (Occupational Skills Award)
- Petroleum Technology (AAS Degree)
- Petroleum Technology (Certificate)
- Welding (AAS Degree)
- Welding (Certificate)
- Welding (Occupational Skills Award)
Possible Career Paths / Texas Average Salary
- Electricians – $45,680
- Heating Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Mechanics – $42,830
- Machinist – $41,500
- Mechanical Engineers – $102,230
- Welders, Cutters and Welder Fitters – $43,580
Technical: Information Technology
Happiest when you’re dissecting code or developing a database? Do you wear your geek badge with pride? Choose from a range of IT careers creating, maintaining and trouble shooting in the digital world.
- Computer Information Systems and Technology (AAS Degree)
- Computer Information Systems and Technology (Certificate)
- Computer Help Desk (Occupational Skills Award)
- CyberSecurity (AAS Degree)
- CyberSecurity (Certificate)
- Database Administration (AAS Degree)
- Database Management (Certificate)
- Computer Network Systems (AAS Degree)
- Networking Technology (Certificate) – Network Operating Systems
- Networking Technology (Certificate) – Cisco Systems
- Network Technology (Certificate) – Cisco Basic
Possible Career Paths / Texas Average Salary
- Computer Programmers – $86,660
- Computer Network Support Specialists – $68,900
- Computer User Support Specialists – $51,180
- Database Administrators – $79,690
- Information Security Analysts – $90,460
- Web Administrators – $85,340
Natural World: Plant and Animal Kingdom Careers
Choose a career that puts you close to the natural world. Whether it’s working outside, improving the environment, tending to animals or caring for plants, these active careers are for people who would rather not sit at a desk all day.
- Agriculture Management (Certificate)
- Equine Science (AAS Degree)
- Equine Business Management (AAS Degree)
- Breeding Farm Management (Certificate)
- Equine Husbandry (Occupational Skills Award)
- Equine Management (Certificate)
- Farm and Ranch Management (AAS Degree)
- Horse Management and Training (Certificate)
- Horticultural Management (Certificate)
- Landscape Design (Occupational Skills Award)
- Sustainable Horticulture (Certificate)
Possible Career Paths / Texas Average Salary
- Environmental Engineering Technicians – $59,070
- First-line Supervisors of Landscaping Workers – $46,690
- Nursery and Greenhouse Managers – $57,710
- Veterinary Technologists and Technicians – $29,740
Bachelors and Beyond: Transfer Study Career Paths
No matter what your skills and interests, starting your education at community college means getting a foundation of basic classes in an attentive environment all while spending less on tuition.
- Accounting
- Agriculture
- Anthropology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice
- Drama
- Economics
- Engineering & Physics
- English
- Government
- History
- Humanities
- Kinesiology
- Math
- Music
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Teacher Education
- Visual Arts
Possible Career Paths / Texas Average Salary
- Accountants – $78,490
- Biologists – $63,990
- Chemists – $71,670
- College Professors – $61,500
- Fine Artists – $47,050
- Historians – $67,860
- Marketing Managers – $150,380
- Physicians Assistants – $99,580
- Physicians—Family and General Practice – $198,430
- Social Workers – $68,170
- Technical Writers – $70,010
- Writers and Authors – $55,620
AA, AS & AAT Degree Transfer
NCTC graduates with an Associate of Arts (AA), an Associate of Science (AS), or an Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree can continue their education toward a four-year degree at any Texas university without the loss of credits earned at NCTC.
AAS Degree Transfer
NCTC Associate of Applied Science (AAS) graduates can take advantage of NCTC’s unique agreements with specific Texas universities to earn a Bachelor’s of Applied Science (BAAS). Those universities include University of North Texas, University of Texas Tyler, Texas Woman’s University, Midwestern State University, Tarleton State University, and Texas A&M University Commerce.
ADN to BSN
The Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) Program at NCTC partners with universities to offer students the opportunity for a smooth transition from ADN to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) after passing the NCLEX-RN exam. Partnering universities are: Midwestern State University, Texas Tech University, Western Governor’s University, Southwest Kingston University, and Texas Woman’s University.
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