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Texas College, Texas

Overview of Texas College

The main campus of Texas College is in Tyler, Texas (a small city). The school is a Christian Methodist Episcopal institution. Texas College is a private, not-for-profit school. The school offers degrees up to the Post-Baccalaureate certificate.

Areas of Study

Texas College students most commonly major in a field related to music, business and management, family and social work, and nutrition and exercise therapy.

Texas College Selectivity

The school admits all qualified candidates under its open-admission policy.

Faculty

Texas College offers tenure to reward and retain some professors.

Student Body

In 2005, the school had 807 enrolled students. Texas College has a larger minority student population than most schools.

Student Life

Many students at the school live in campus housing. Texas College makes available a lot of student housing. Meal plans are available. Student athletes at Texas College belong to the Red River Athletic Conference for major sports. The school takes athletics seriously enough to offer athletic financial aid to a significant portion of its students.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"Texas College is a residential and coeducational four-year, liberal arts, historically black college awarding baccalaureate and associate degrees. It was founded in 1894 by a group of ministers interested in offering a quality education to African American youth. Texas College operates under the auspices of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. The College has an ôopen admissionsö policy that permits it to serve a broad-based traditional and non-traditional student clientele. Its mission is to ensure that graduates experience a balanced intellectual, psycho-social, and spiritual development aimed at making them active and productive members of society. The College pursues academic excellence; instills integrity; implants perseverance; promotes social responsibility; emphasizes tolerance; and encourages community service by its students as essential anchors in fulfilling its mission in an ever-changing world. The College recognizes the dynamic nature of the modern world and, hence, the need to integrate faith with technological and scientific advancements to improve the human condition."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Texas College

Texas College
2404 N. Grand Avenue
Tyler, TX 75702
http://www.texascollege.edu

Texas College Programs and Degrees (2005)

Texas College awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Business And Management60business management
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy10health and fitness
Liberal Arts8sociology, social studies, political science, English
Family And Social Work8social work
Science7biology
Music3music
Computer Science And Engineering3computer science
Mathematics1mathematics
Education And Teaching0education
Fine Arts0fine arts

Number of programs and degrees for Texas College in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree10013

Student Body

Texas College is a historically black college.

In 2005, Texas College had a total enrollment of 807 students (772 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White2%
Black95%
Hispanic2%
American Indian0%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Texas91%
Louisiana2%
California1%
Illinois1%
New York1%
Florida1%
Arizona1%

Texas College Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time32 %
Part-Time100 %

Texas College Room and Board (2005)

Texas College offers campus housing for 460 of its 772 (full-time) students. Freshmen are required to live on campus.

(Please refer to our profile of Tyler, Texas for details about the area surrounding the campus.)

The school offers students a meal plan with 19 meals per week.

Texas College Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 7,700
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 7,700
Room and board$ 4,730
Room charge$ 1,500
Board (meal plan) charge$ 1,730
Books and supplies$ 900
Other expenses$ 2,390

Financial Aid:
Texas College participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 363800)

Texas College Faculty

Texas College has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year3$41,4910*
Associate professoracademic year4$32,5582*
Assistant professoracademic year6$33,7245$28,320
Instructoracademic year6$22,2423$27,738
All faculty totalacademic year19$31,07910$29,455

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Texas College Athletics

Athletic Conferences (2005):

SportConference
FootballRed River Athletic Conference
BasketballRed River Athletic Conference
BaseballRed River Athletic Conference
TrackRed River Athletic Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2004):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total11539154
Football68068
Basketball281947
Baseball17017
Track224
All Other Sports01818

Texas College Degree Programs (2005)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Business Administration and Management, General

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Education, General

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Social Work

FINE ARTS
Fine/Studio Arts, General

LIBERAL ARTS
English Language and Literature, General
Political Science and Government, General
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics, General

MUSIC
Music, General

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other

SCIENCE
Biology/Biological Sciences, General

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Texas College Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Texas College Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% students on athletic fin. aid
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Texas College % students on athletic fin. aid
% of degrees in business and management
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Texas College % of degrees in business and management
Minority % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%Texas College Minority % of student body
% of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Texas College % of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Texas College Dorm rooms per full-time student
% of degrees in music
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%Texas College % of degrees in music
% of degrees in science
(for open-admission colleges)
Top 15%Texas College % of degrees in science
% of degrees in family and social work
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Texas College % of degrees in family and social work
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 19%Texas College Male % of student body
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Christian Methodist Episcopal affiliation
Open admission
Accepts some high school credits
Offers credit for life experience
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
On-campus day care
Remedial classes for students
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan
Tenure system for quality teaching
Offers athletic scholarships

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