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Wharton County Junior College

Wharton County Junior College
911 Boling Highway
Wharton, TX 77488

Official telephone: (979) 532-4560
Toll-free telephone: (800) 561-9252
Website: www.wcjc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 7,416
Full-time undergraduates: 2,863
Part-time undergraduates: 4,553
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
14.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.8% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
42.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
29.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
12.1% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
37.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
36.5% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Nonresident Alien
0.2% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
City or town school is located in: Wharton, TX
Population of city/town: 8,826
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses in Bay City, Richmond, and Sugar Land, TX.
Nearest major city: Houston
Distance of nearest major city: 60 miles
Population of nearest major city: 2,096,661

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 6%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 2%
Percent of students who live off campus: 98%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Computer equipment is provided in: library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 500
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math
Counseling services:
academic

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Departmental clubs

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Gene Bahnsen,
Head of Kineseology Department
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's rodeoyesNCAA Div. I
Women's rodeoyesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Houston (60 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Wharton, TX (1 mile)

AFTER GRADUATION
List of four-year colleges most often selected by recent graduates:
Four-year schools most often selected by recent graduates are University of Houston, Sam Houston State University, Southwest Texas State University, and Texas A&M University.

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