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TC was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Since Texas College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at Texas College is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Texas College is 87%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 31% rate at Texas College is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at TC is 6%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Texas College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 764 undergraduates at TC with 686 being full-time and 78 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $16,435 | $11,104 | $15,249 | $13,260 | $17,970 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of TC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At TC, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $2,518 a year. That adds up to $10,072 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at TC is 13.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for TC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2404 N. Grand Avenue, Tyler, TX 75702 |
| Phone: | 903-593-8311 |
| Website: | www.texascollege.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/TexasCollegeSteers |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 33 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 18 | $26,010 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 9 | NA |
| General Biology | 8 | NA |
| Social Work | 7 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 5 | NA |
| Sociology | 3 | NA |
| Computer Science | 3 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 2 | NA |
| Music | 2 | NA |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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