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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.

2,546 Full-Time Undergraduates

$768 Avg In-State Tuition

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

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Can I Afford Wharton County Junior College?

$768 In-State Tuition

27% Take Out Loans

In a recent term, 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.

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Wharton County Junior College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,546 Full-Time Undergraduates

55% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Online Learning at Wharton County Junior College

977 Took All Classes Online

2,282 Took At Least One Class Online

In 2022-2023, 2,282 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Wharton County Junior College has changed over the last few years.

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

Wharton County Junior College Trades

In a recent academic period, Wharton County Junior College awarded 797 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	0	10
Allied Health Professions	67	26	19
Cosmetology	0	37	0
Dental Support Services	0	0	16
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	0	8
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	18	0
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	8
Health & Medical Administrative Services	4	2	8
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	38	0	0
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	7
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	5
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	24	0
Precision Metal Working	0	21	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	7	1
Total	256	353	188

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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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