Home / Worth-It Scores / Nevada / Truckee Meadows Community
Is Truckee Meadows Community College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Truckee Meadows Community, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Truckee Meadows Community sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $44,573 helps, but median debt of $11,000 plus yearly net price of $8,312 creates a tighter path. For context, Truckee Meadows Community's net price is about 18% below the typical 4-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 774 similar 4-year, public schools
This school
$10,768
/yrAverage school like this
$13,155
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $2,387 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $10,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$8,312
Median earnings 10 years out
$44,573
Median debt at graduation
$11,000
Graduation rate
30%
At Truckee Meadows Community, a typical graduate carries about $11,000 in student debt and earns roughly $44,573 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $125 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $2,773 more than the typical high school graduate ($41,800) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties undergraduate student-loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
68% of former students here out-earned that benchmark ten years after entry, per College Scorecard.
Context, not a federal determination: the official test will use earnings measured four years after completion and thresholds the Department of Education has not yet published, which may vary by state. Our figure is College Scorecard median earnings ten years after entry. How this works
What this means for your family
Truckee Meadows Community is a two year school in Reno, NV. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
Similar schools worth comparing
These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.
2-year
Great Basin
Elko, NV
Worth-It Score: 63/100
Median net price: $8,471
2-year
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $6,615
2-year
Western Nevada
Carson City, NV
Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $12,732
2-year
Casal Institute of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Worth-It Score: 73/100
Median net price: $13,414
2-year
Northwest Career
Las Vegas, NV
Worth-It Score: 64/100
Median net price: $16,470
Common questions about Truckee Meadows Community
The median net price at Truckee Meadows Community is $8,312 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
Looking at public universities options in Nevada? See the most affordable public universities in Nevada →
The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
Now work out how to pay for it, cheapest money first.
A Worth-It Score tells you whether the price is justified. The 2026-27 funding guide covers the borrowing order, what changed on July 1, 2026, and the current limits.
Open the 2026-27 funding guide →