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Western Technical College, Texas

Overview of Western Technical College

The main campus of Western Technical College is in El Paso, Texas (a large city). The school is a private, for-profit school. Western Technical College offers degrees up to the Associate's degree.

Areas of Study

The school tends to concentrate its instruction in a few key disciplines. Western Technical College students most commonly major in a field related to engineering technician, mechanics and repair, and production trades.

Western Technical College Selectivity

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

Faculty

Western Technical College offers tenure to reward and retain some professors.

Student Body

In 2005, the school had 568 enrolled students. Western Technical College has a larger minority student population than most schools. Males make up the lion's share of the student body at the school.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The mission of Western Technical Institute is to provide quality training in a caring, professional way that will prepare a new students or upgrade an experienced worker to succeed in the modern, high-tech workforce."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Western Technical College

Western Technical College
1000 Texas St
El Paso, TX 79901
General Phone: (915) 532-3737
Admissions Phone: (915) 532-3737
Financial Aid Phone: (915) 532-3737
http://www.wti-ep.com

Western Technical College Programs and Degrees (2005)

Western Technical College awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Mechanics And Repair129automobile mechanics
Engineering Technician91HVAC tech
Production Trades61welding

Number of programs and degrees for Western Technical College in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Associate's degree2202
Award of less than 1 academic year611

Student Body

In 2005, Western Technical College had a total enrollment of 568 students (493 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White21%
Black4%
Hispanic75%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
18-1936%
20-2113%
22-2413%
25-2921%
30-3412%
35-394%

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

ResidencePercent
Texas100%

Western Technical College Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time72 %
Part-Time54 %

Western Technical College Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of El Paso, Texas for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Texas Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Western Technical College Faculty

Western Technical 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
Instructorcalendar year23$1,1961*
All faculty totalcalendar year23$1,1961*

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

Western Technical College Degree Programs (2005)

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN
Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician

MECHANICS AND REPAIR
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

PRODUCTION TRADES
Welding Technology/Welder

Western Technical College Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Western Technical College Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Western Technical College Male % of student body
% of degrees in production trades
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Western Technical College % of degrees in production trades
% of degrees in engineering technician
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%Western Technical College % of degrees in engineering technician
% of degrees in mechanics and repair
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Western Technical College % of degrees in mechanics and repair
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Western Technical College Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Minority % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Western Technical College Minority % of student body
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Accepts some high school credits
Career placement services
Student employment services
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Tenure system for quality teaching

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