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Wharton County Junior College was awarded 87 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is pre-nursing studies.
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College Factual ranked Wharton County Junior College as #1,854 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, Wharton County Junior College is ranked at #102.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Wharton County Junior College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Wharton County Junior College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wharton County Junior College is 64%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Wharton County Junior College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,099 undergraduates at Wharton County Junior College with 2,546 being full-time and 3,553 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,159 | $4,107 | $6,919 | $9,294 | $9,602 |
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 Wharton County Junior College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wharton County Junior College, approximately 33% of students took out student loans averaging $5,193 a year. That adds up to $20,772 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Wharton County Junior College is 9.1%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Wharton County Junior College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 911 Boling Hwy, Wharton, TX 77488 |
| Phone: | 979-532-4560 |
| Website: | https://www.wcjc.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 2,664 students took at least one online class at Wharton County Junior College. This is a decrease from the 5,142 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,664 | 1,329 |
| 2019-2020 | 5,142 | 4,066 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,667 | 580 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,658 | 535 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,720 | 527 |
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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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