Western Texas College

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Associate's — Public Rural-serving Small

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Associate's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Western Texas College Academics

Western Texas College is unique in its study options. That is, the university has a Distance Learning, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study and Internships. Students with disabilities are not left alone with programs such as Partial Services/Facilities For Students With Learning Disabilities, Wheelchair Accessibility, 70 work stations, available in: dorms, libraries, computer centers, student centers, Dorms Wired for Access to Campus-Wide Network, Dorms Wired for High Speed Internet Connections, Online Library, Offers distance learning courses or programs (online or partially online): Yes, During Intersession Periods, During Normal Term Periods, Over the Summer, Percent of courses taught as online courses: 15%, Percent of courses taught as blended (online and offline): 5% and Percent of courses taught face-to-face: 80%. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction and Tutoring.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Western Texas College.

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Ceramics, Drama/Theater Arts, Drawing, Metal/Jewelry Arts, Painting, Photography, Sculpture

Education:

Early Childhood Education, Education – General

Communications & Journalism:

Journalism

Foreign Language and Literature:

Foreign Language & Literature – General

Philosphy and Religion:

Philosophy

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Health/Physical Fitness, Parks/Leisure Facilities Management

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Administrative/Secretarial Services, Business – General, Business Administration/Management

Computer Science:

Computer Programming – General, Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Data Processing Technology, Networking/LAN/WAN Management

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Security and Protective Services:

Corrections, Law Enforcement Administration, Police Science

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General

Social Sciences:

Economics, Geography, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, Physics

History:

History – General

Popular majors:

twenty-five percent social sciences, sixteen percent business per marketing, fifteen percent computer and information sciences, ten percent agriculture, nine percent liberal arts, six percent family and consumer sciences, five percent education, five percent health professions

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Emergency Medical Technology, Nursing – Practical, Predentistry, Premedicine, Prenursing, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine

Psychology:

Psychology – General

Further, for international students, the application fee is 25. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 6th of August.

Western Texas College Admissions

This school did not report their application fee. Transfer students are not ignored, however did not report the exact number of transfer students.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 18th of August and the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 2nd of August. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 6th of August.

Western Texas College Financial Aid

Financial aid distribution is at ninety-six percent scholarships per grants and four percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Leadership and State/District Residency.

Western Texas College Students

Again, the student body consists of ninety-six percent in-state students and four percent out-of-state students. Again, it is part of an Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. Western Texas College offers Associate degrees.

This school features the Suburban setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Commuter campus. In fact, the school is located 80 miles from Lubbock.

Western Texas College Athletics

The Westerners are a member of NJCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Basketball
• Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Handball
• Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball