Wharton County Junior College Trade Programs

Wharton County Junior College is a public institution situated in Wharton, Texas. The surrounding location of Wharton is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Wharton County Junior College?

Contact details for Wharton County Junior College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	911 Boling Hwy, Wharton, TX 77488
Phone:	979-532-4560
Website:	www.wcjc.edu

Can I Afford Wharton County Junior College?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Wharton County Junior College students paid $32 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $84 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$768	$2,016
Fees	$3,552	$3,552
Books and Supplies	$1,571	$1,571
On Campus Room and Board	$5,600	$5,600
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,515	$3,515

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 Wharton County Junior College, approximately 27% of students took out student loans averaging $4,906 a year. That adds up to $19,624 over four years for those students.

Wharton County Junior College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,099 undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College, with 2,546 being full-time and 3,553 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,546 full-time undergraduates at Wharton County Junior College, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wharton County Junior College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	423
Black or African American	272
Hispanic or Latino	1,050
White	760
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

Wharton County Junior College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	67	2	26	95
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	38	0	0	38
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	0	0	37	37
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	24	24
Welding Technology/Welder	0	0	21	21
Radiologic Technology	0	17	0	17
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	16	0	16
Instrumentation Technology	0	0	14	14
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	4	8	2	14
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	10	0	10
General Drafting & Design Technology	0	8	0	8
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	8	0	8
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	0	1	7	8
Manufacturing Engineering Technology	0	7	0	7
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	0	5	0	5
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	4	4
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	109	82	135	326

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.