Wharton County Junior College

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of Wharton County Junior College () is $4,320 for Texas residents and $5,568 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than the average tuition ($7,119) of 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 tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$4,320	$5,568
Books & Supplies	$1,571
On-Campus Living Costs	$9,115
Off-Campus Living Costs	$12,349
Average Financial Aid	$4,647
Cost of Attendance	$15,006	$16,254
After Financial Aid	$10,359	$11,607
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$42,900

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State Students
Wharton County Junior College	$4,320	$5,568
Public Community Colleges in Texas	$4,361	$7,119
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Wharton County Junior College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	17	42	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means 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.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Agricultural Business and Management	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	37 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Child Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	192 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Science Technologies/Technicians

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Industrial Radiologic Technology/Technician	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	50 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Criminology	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology and Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Welding Technology/Welder	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	26 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing Studies	NOT OFFERED	40 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	49 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	69 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
History	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 5,495 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
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	5,479	2,308	3,171
Male Students	2,276	1,068	1,208
Female Students	3,203	1,240	1,963

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 Enrollment	5,495
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	977
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,305
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	3,213

School Profile and 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 $4,320 for Texas residents and $5,568 for other students on average. It offers 67 degree programs through 17 Certificate, 42 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $42,900.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	911 Boling Hwy, Wharton, TX
Phone	979-532-4560
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$4,320 Out-of-State$5,568
Student Population »	5,495 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	16%
Transfer-out Rate	35%
Retention Rate	73% (Full-time) 45% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,647
Students to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$42,900

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2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

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