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Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX · Public · 4,585 students · mostly associate degrees
28th-cheapest of 340 Texas colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$4,666
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$11,463
Graduation rate
27%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$44,960
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$7,703
Pell grant recipients
27%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
60 programsChemical Process Technology · Associate's Degree36 grads/yr$88,882Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$88,510Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree41 grads/yr$84,512Pre-Chiropractic Studies · Associate's Degree58 grads/yr$77,355Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma76 grads/yr$68,481Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma47 grads/yr$59,794Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma25 grads/yr$55,179Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree12 grads/yr$54,612General Studies · Associate's Degree313 grads/yr$44,877Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree81 grads/yr$41,799Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma50 grads/yr$41,266Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma19 grads/yr$38,674Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma41 grads/yr$22,910
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.