TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO H-10

3801 Campus Dr.
Waco, TX 76705-1695
Tel: (254)799-3611; Admissions: (254)867-2366; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.tstc.edu/

Description: State-supported, 2-year, specialized, coed. Part of Texas State Technical College System. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1965. Setting: 200-acre suburban campus. Total enrollment: 4,129. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 30:1. 2,623 applied, 100% were admitted. Students come from 28 states and territories, 4 other countries, 1% Native American, 14% Hispanic, 13% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 18% 25 or older. Calendar: trimesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission. Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript. Required for some: interview. Placement: CPT, THEA, ACCUPLACER required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: State resident tuition: $53 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $148 per credit hour part-time. College room and board: $1800. College room only: $1500.

Collegiate Environment: Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 25 open to all. Most popular organizations: Automotive VICA, Society of Mexican-American Engineers and Scientists, Texas Association of Black Persons In Higher Education, Phi Theta Kappa. Major annual events: DIA Techsana, Systems Olympics, Halloween Festival. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Texas State Technical College-Waco Campus Library with 53,654 books, 791,104 microform titles, 384 serials, 2,324 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 900 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms. Staffed computer lab on campus.