The main focus area for this major is Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nuclear & Radiological Technicians is a major offered under the science technologies / technicians program of study at Wharton County Junior College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in nuclear tech, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College paid an average of $84 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $32 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $768 | $2,016 |
Fees | $2,856 | $2,856 |
Books and Supplies | $1,375 | $1,375 |
On Campus Room and Board | $4,830 | $4,830 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,075 | $3,075 |
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nuclear tech who receive their associate degree from Wharton County Junior College make an average of $47,260 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $49,500.
Wharton County Junior College does not offer an online option for its nuclear tech associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wharton County Junior College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 7.7% of the nuclear tech students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Around 38.5% of nuclear tech associate degree recipients at Wharton County Junior College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 24%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nuclear & Radiological Technicians students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician | 13 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Physical Science Technicians | 44 |
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*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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