Western Technical College

9624 Plaza Circle, El Paso, TX, 79927 - View a map of this school Map

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County El Paso County, TX -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Private, for profit Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 423 students 1,020 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 147 students 1,444 students
Total Enrollment 570 students 2,213 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 89% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 75% 46%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $4,050 $2,845
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 15% 12%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $1,000 $1,146

In the News:

  • Las Vegas II: Antron Brown visits school (Motorsport.com)
    posted on October 27, 2009 at 08:50:12 pm
    BROWNSBURG, Ind. (Oct. 27, 2009) - Before competing in the penultimate event on the 2009 NHRA schedule, 23-time NHRA winner Antron Brown and his Matco Tools dragster will visit College of Southern Nevada.
  • Student loan defaults jump (El Paso Times)
    posted on October 26, 2009 at 06:14:01 am
    EL PASO -- Fifteen percent of students at for-profit colleges in El Paso failed to pay back their federal loans on time -- a trend that began before the economy faltered. Students who borrowed and neglected to pay back thousands of dollars they used to attend for-profit colleges now find themselves tangled in a financial mess that threatens their credit ratings, wages and higher education ...
  • 3,000 gamers compete in video game festival (El Paso Times)
    posted on August 2, 2009 at 04:33:09 am
    EL PASO -- Video games just aren't what they used to be. New more sophisticated and challenging games have been created.
  • Videogame Fest: Best 'Guitar Hero' part of competition to win new Kia Soul (El Paso Times)
    posted on July 31, 2009 at 05:44:20 pm
    EL PASO -- We all know about rock stars and their cars. How about video gamers and a 2010 Kia Soul?
  • Program accredited by therapy group (El Paso Times)
    posted on July 5, 2009 at 06:18:34 am
    EL PASO -- Western Technical College has received accreditation for its physical therapist assistant program from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association.

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