Western Texas College
Western Texas College (WTC) is a public community college in Snyder, Texas. It was established in 1969 and has two downtown Snyder locations in addition to the main campus. With an enrollment around 2,300, Western Texas College has an extensive distance-learning department, provides dual-credit courses to 43 area high schools, and provides college-level coursework to inmates in three prisons in the West Texas area.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $6,153
- Undergraduate enrollment: 3,155
- Graduation rate (150%): 53%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 12%
- Student to faculty ratio: 17:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $42,508
- Median earnings (8 years): $38,417
- Median earnings (6 years): $35,926
- Control: Public
- Locale: Town, remote
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Snyder, TX
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Western Texas College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Computer Science, Electrical and Power Transmission Installation.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (257 associate)
- Computer Science (30 bachelor's)
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installation (26 bachelor's)
- Business Administration and Management (21 associate)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education (18 associate)
- Plant Nursery Operations and Management (15 bachelor's)
- Turf and Turfgrass Management (17 bachelor's)
- Applied Horticulture (13 associate)
- Welding Technology (22 bachelor's)
- Human Development and Family Studies (11 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 29%, Engineering 1%, Computer Science 53%, Health 11%, Biological Sciences 3%, Communication 3%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Western Texas College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $2,703 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $2,703
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $2,800
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $4,439
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $9,015
- In-state tuition and fees: $4,890
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $6,150
- Books and supplies: $1,592
- On-campus room and board: $5,786
- Off-campus room and board: $6,268
- Off-campus with family: $3,784
- Typical cost of attendance: $13,335
- Sticker vs net gap: 54%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 10%
- Federal loan recipients: 100%
- Average institutional grant: $4,593
- Average federal loan: $4,958
- Median debt at graduation: $7,515
Admissions
Western Texas College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 3,155
- Women: 46%
- Commuter share (estimated): 89%
- Part-time undergraduates: 37%
- Age 25 and older: 10%
- Graduation rate: 53%
- Come back after freshman year: 74%
- First-generation: 48%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 92%
- Student to faculty: 17:1
- Professor salary: $70,565
- Associate professor salary: $55,579
- Assistant professor salary: $51,464
- On-campus housing capacity: 350
- Meal plan meals per week: 19
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Western Texas College acceptance rate? Western Texas College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Western Texas College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $2,703 a year after aid. Average net price is $6,153.
What majors does Western Texas College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Computer Science, Electrical and Power Transmission Installation, Business Administration and Management, Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education.
What is the average salary after Western Texas College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $42,508 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Western Texas College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 12% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 53%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Western Texas College official site: https://www.wtc.edu.