by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Western Technical College. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.
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Western Technical College is ranked #3,195 out of 3,449 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual’s 2026 Best Colleges list.
Within the state, Western Technical College holds the #98 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.
The student to faculty ratio at Western Technical College is 30 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Western Technical College is 63%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Western Technical College has a freshmen retention rate of 88%. That’s a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It’s also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is typically four years. This rate at Western Technical College for first-time, full-time students is 68%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Western Technical College.
The current enrollment includes 619 undergraduates at Western Technical College.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Western Technical College.
The average net price of Western Technical College is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Western Technical College
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29,257 | $29,742 | $30,493 | $31,355 | $31,611 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Western Technical College, 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 Western Technical College, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $5,200 a year. That adds up to $20,800 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 11.0%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%. Get more details about paying for Western Technical College.
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Western Technical College make about $36,156 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 27% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
See which majors at Western Technical College make the most money.
Western Technical College is a private for-profit institution located in El Paso, Texas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life. Get more details about the location of Western Technical College.
Contact information for Western Technical College are listed below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9451 Diana Drive, El Paso, TX 79924 |
| Phone: | 9155669621 |
| Website: | www.westerntech.edu |
In the latest year of available data, students from 6 majors graduated from Western Technical College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 218 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 42 | NA |
| Nursing | 41 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 37 | $30,728 |
| Electronics Maintenance & Repair | 35 | $38,928 |
| Allied Health Services | 20 | $47,078 |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 16 | $21,631 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 14 | NA |
| Information Technology | 13 | NA |
Online courses are a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
170 students took at least one online class at Western Technical College.
Learn more about online learning at Western Technical College.
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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