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Wharton County Junior College

Wharton, Texas Public 2-year Town

Overview

Wharton County Junior College is a public two-year institution in Wharton, Texas. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 5,504 students in fall 2024.

Wharton County Junior College offers certificates and associate degrees across 47 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Business/Commerce, and Chemical Technology/Technician. It awarded 1,242 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,504
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
1,242
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
47
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 47

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Health Professions 9
Science Technologies 3
Engineering Technologies 7
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Precision Production 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Communications Technologies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering 1
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Physical Sciences 1
Psychology 1
Social Sciences 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3

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
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
903
Certificates under 1 year
204
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
135

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,504
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,504
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,329
Full-time, 2024-25
39%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
44%
Black or African American
14%
Asian
13%
Two or more races
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
24%
Students taking some online courses
28%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Amanda Allen
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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