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Western Texas College was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Western Texas College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Western Texas College, this rate is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 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 Western Texas College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Western Texas College this rate is 52%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,442 undergraduates at Western Texas College with 449 being full-time and 993 being part-time.
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 Western Texas 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 Texas College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $4,231 a year. That adds up to $16,924 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Western Texas College is 20.1%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.
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Contact details for Western Texas College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6200 College Ave, Snyder, TX 79549 |
| Phone: | 325-573-8511 |
| Website: | www.wtc.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 376 students took at least one online class at Western Texas College. This is a decrease from the 990 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 376 | 376 |
| 2019-2020 | 990 | 672 |
| 2018-2019 | 795 | 555 |
| 2017-2018 | 361 | 149 |
| 2016-2017 | 905 | 693 |
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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