TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE WACO G-19

3801 Campus Dr.
Waco, TX 76705-1695
Tel: (254)799-3611
Admissions: (254)867-2366
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://waco.tstc.edu/

Description:

State-supported, 2-year, coed. Part of Texas State Technical College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1965. Setting: 200-acre suburban campus. Total enrollment: 4,417. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 30:1. 3,325 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 3,000 students, 18% women, 82% men. Part-time: 1,417 students, 27% women, 73% men. Students come from 30 states and territories, 5 other countries, 1% Native American, 16% Hispanic, 16% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 18% 25 or older. Calendar: trimesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: interview. Placement: CPT, THEA, ACCUPLACER required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

State resident tuition: $1740 full-time, $58 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4860 full-time, $162 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $1908 full-time, $21 per credit hour part-time. College room and board: $4030. College room only: $1860.

Collegiate Environment:

Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 25 open to all. Most popular organizations: Automotive VICA, Society of Mexican-American Engineers and Scientists, Texas Association of Black Persons In Higher Education, Phi Theta Kappa. Major annual events: DIA Techsana, Systems Olympics, Halloween Festival. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Texas State Technical College-Waco Campus Library with 60,000 books, 791,104 microform titles, 400 serials, 2,324 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 900 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.