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Western Texas College Data & Information Overview

20% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Western Texas College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

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.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Western Texas College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

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.

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Western Texas College Faculty

20 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Western Texas College

52% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

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%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  52 out of 100
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Western Texas College Undergraduate Student Diversity

449 Full-Time Undergraduates
53.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
48.6% Percent Women

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.

How Much Does Western Texas College Cost?

$5,480 Net Price
2% Take Out Loans
$16,924 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Western Texas College is $5,480. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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.

Student Loan Debt

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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How Much Money Do Western Texas College Graduates Make?

$39,877 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Western Texas College make around $39,877 per year during the early years of their employment. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Western Texas College

Texas State
449 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Snyder, Texas, Western Texas College is a public institution. The surrounding location of Snyder is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

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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/

Western Texas College Majors

21 Majors With Completions
188 Undergraduate Degrees
Learn more about the majors offered at Western Texas College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Western Texas College

26% Take At Least One Class Online
26% Take All Classes Online

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

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Notes and References

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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