WTC

Western Technical College

El Paso, Texas Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Western Technical College is a private for-profit four-year institution in El Paso, Texas. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 611 students in fall 2024, including 600 undergraduates and 11 graduate students.

Western Technical College offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 9 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Sciences, General, Registered Nursing, and Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder. It awarded 236 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 89% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 30 to 1.

Key figures

Open

Admission policy

611

Students enrolled

89%

First-year retention

236

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

30:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 9

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 3

Registered Nursing Bachelor 39 graduates
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder Certificate Online option 27 graduates
Physical Therapy Assistant Associate 15 graduates

Computer and Information Sciences 2

Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate 54 graduates
Computer Support Specialist Certificate 18 graduates

Business, Management and Marketing 2

Office Management and Supervision BachelorMaster Online option 27 graduates
Operations Management and Supervision Bachelor Online option 11 graduates

Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1

Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician Associate 26 graduates

Engineering Technologies 1

Aeronautical Associate 19 graduates

Admissions

Admission policy: Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 89%
First-year retention, part-time students: 100%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 30:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 73
Associate degrees: 114
Master's degrees: 4
Certificates under 1 year: 18
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 27

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 611
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 600
Graduate students, fall 2024: 11
Full-time, fall 2024: 80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 864
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 853
Graduate students, 2024-25: 11
Full-time, 2024-25: 83%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 47%
Men: 53%
White: 18%
Hispanic or Latino: 63%
Black or African American: 9%
Asian: 1%
Two or more races: 7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 3
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 31%
Students taking some online courses: 0%
Weekend or evening classes: Yes

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Differs by program
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
CEO: Brad Kuykendall
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact