Wharton County Junior College

Wharton County Junior College is a public community college located in Wharton, TX. It offers 68 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.
The 2024 tuition & fees are $4,656 for Texas residents and $5,904 for out-of-state students at Wharton County Junior College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average costs ($6,796) of public community colleges in Texas.
It has 5,504 students that are higher than the average population (2,943 students) of community colleges in Texas. In addition, 824 students have enrolled online exclusively. The student to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (21 to 1) of Texas community colleges. The average earning after 10 years of graduation from the school is $42,900.
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Academic Overview

Wharton County Junior College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Wharton, Texas.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $4,656 for Texas residents and $5,904 for other students on average. It offers 68 degree programs through 25 Certificate, 43 Associate's programs.
Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 years, public
Address911 Boling Hwy, Wharton, TX
Phone979-532-4560
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$4,656
Out-of-State$5,904
Student Population »5,504 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »27%
Transfer-out Rate30%
Retention Rate71% (Full-time)
50% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$5,580
Students to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$42,900

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $4,656 for Texas residents and $5,904 for out-of-state students at Wharton County Junior College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($6,796) over public community colleges in Texas.
The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Wharton County Junior College. Then, we compare its costs to Texas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.
Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
2024 Cost Of Attendance
Texas ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$4,656$5,904
Books & Supplies$1,571
On-Campus Living Costs$9,115
Off-Campus Living Costs$12,349
Average Financial Aid$5,580
Cost of Attendance$15,342$16,590
After Financial Aid$9,762$11,010
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$42,900
2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
Texas ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Wharton County Junior College$4,656$5,904
Public Community Colleges in Texas$4,347$6,796
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Wharton County Junior College offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 25 Certificate, 43 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Total Number of Programs
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs2543NOT OFFERED
The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.
The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.
You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
what is Agriculture program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Agricultural Business and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Communications Technologies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special EffectsNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist41 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
EngineeringNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 13 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Instrumentation Technology/Technician2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Child Development1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED 10 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 313 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 10 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Science Technologies/Technicians program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Industrial Radiologic Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 11 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Chemical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 36 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 15 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
CriminologyNOT OFFERED 11 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology and AnthropologyNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician21 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Precision Production Trades program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Welding Technology/Welder19 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 12 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 12 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)31 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED 14 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing StudiesNOT OFFERED 58 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 41 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training25 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
what is Business program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 81 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED
what is History program?
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
HistoryNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM		 NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 5,504 students at Wharton County Junior College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,276 male students and 3,203 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total5,4792,3083,171
Male Students2,2761,0681,208
Female Students3,2031,2401,963

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Wharton County Junior College, there are 5,495 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,282 students were attending classes through distance learning (977 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,305 are enrolled in some online courses) .
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment5,495
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses977
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,305
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,213
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