Texas State Technical College Waco

3801 Campus Dr, Waco, TX, 76705
Tel: (800)792-8784
Public | 5,443 students
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COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS:
  • Texas State Technical College Waco serves 5,443 students (74% of students are full-time).
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 21:1 is equalto than the college average of 21:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 67% of the student body.
  • Texas State Technical College Waco is one of 2 community colleges within McLennan County, TX.

School Overview:
Texas State Technical College Waco
Community College Avg.
Institution Level At least 2 but less than 4 years At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control Public Public
Instructional Staff Total
(research/public service staff included)		 260 staff 63 staff
Student Body
Total Enrollment 5,443 students 1,418 students
Student / Staff Ratio 1:21 1:21
# Full-Time Students		 4,015 students 1,262 students
# Part-Time Students		 1,428 students 1,508 students
 
% American Indian/Alaskan		 1% 1%
% Asian		 1% 2%
% Hawaiian		 2% 1%
% Hispanic		 36% 6%
% Black		 27% 15%
% White		 33% 62%
% Two or more races		 - 2%
 
Finances and Admission
In-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $3,636 $4,485
 
Out-State Tuition Fees
(2010-11)		 $7,992 $8,679
 

School Notes:

  • Texas State Technical College (TSTC) was established in 1965 as the James Connally Technical Institute (JCTI) of Texas A&M University to meet the state's evolving workforce needs. This college was located in Central Texas at the former James Connally Air Force Base in Waco. In 1967, JCTI expanded to include a South Texas campus in Harlingen. In 1969, the colleges separated from Texas A&M University and became an independent state system, with the name Texas State Technical Institute (TSTI) and its own Board of Regents. Additional campuses were created in 1970 in Amarillo in the Panhandle of Texas and in Sweetwater in West Texas. As the demand for quality technical education continued to grow, extension centers were established in McAllen (1983), Abilene (1985), Breckenridge (1989), Brownwood (1991), and Marshall (1991). In 1991, TSTI was renamed Texas State Technical College (TSTC). In 1999, the extension center in Marshall became an independent college of the system.
  • The college is nationally recognized for the number and quality of our technology graduates. TSTC Waco offers more than 100 associate's degree and hands-on instruction utilizing industry standard equipment that will prepare you for success in your career in agriculture; information technology and telecommunications; engineering and manufacturing; health and science; business, commerce and service; and transportation and aviation.
  • TSTC Waco offers more than 100 technical associate's degree and certificate programs providing you with a world of technology at your fingertips. TSTC students enroll in courses that offer extensive hands-on experience in laboratories housing industry standard equipment. In technical courses, students spend almost 60 percent of their educational time in laboratories, learning by doing.
  • Texas State Technical College Waco is accredited to award Associate of Applied Science degrees and Certificates of Completion by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

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Nearby Schools:

Texas State Technical College Waco
5443 students | 0 mi. away
McLennan Community College
9915 students | 6.1 mi. away

View all collleges in: Texas, McLennan, Waco , Zip 76705

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