Wharton County Junior College Overview

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.

What Is Wharton County Junior College Known For?

• Students at Wharton County Junior College have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Wharton County Junior College.
• In <nil>, 61% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Wharton County Junior College with a bachelor's degree make about $42,933 a year. That's 5% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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

How Do I Get Into Wharton County Junior College?

You can apply to Wharton County Junior College online at: www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX

Since Wharton County Junior College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Wharton County Junior College?

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 33% of students took out student loans averaging $5,193 a year. That adds up to $20,772 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wharton County Junior College is 4.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Wharton County Junior College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,479 undergraduate students at Wharton County Junior College, with 2,308 being full-time and 3,171 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,308 full-time undergraduates at Wharton County Junior College, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wharton County Junior College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	330
Black or African American	254
Hispanic or Latino	1,027
White	658
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

Online Learning at Wharton County Junior College

In 2020-2021, 2,664 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Wharton County Junior College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Wharton County Junior College was 150.7%. This is the #337 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Wharton County Junior College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.