WESTERN TEXAS COLLEGE G-4

6200 College Ave.
Snyder, TX 79549-6105
Tel: (325)573-8511; 888-GO-TO-WTC; Admissions: (915)573-8511; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.wtc.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1969. Setting: 165-acre small town campus. Endowment: $653,379. Research spending 2002-03: $27,127. Educational spending 2002-03: $2575 per student. Total enrollment: 1,685. 1,775 applied, 95% were admitted. 15% from top 10% of their high school class, 35% from top quarter, 55% from top half. 39% 25 or older, 20% live on campus. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript. Placement: THEA required; ACT required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. 224 college housing spaces available; 190 were occupied in 2002-03. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. Western Texas College Resource Center with 43,000 books, 127 serials, and a Web page. 40 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Snyder is a small rural city, population 12,000. Agriculture and oil are important industries.