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Community college · Public

Western Texas College

Snyder, TX552 online only

Western Texas College is a public community college in Snyder, TX, with about 882 students on campus.

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Students on campus
882
plus 552 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$3,562
tuition and fees $3,300; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
53%
lower than at 65% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$42,508
higher than at 55% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Western Texas College

Generous aid, but few lower-income students

Aid is generous for lower-income families, yet only 10% of undergraduates receive Pell grants, the federal grant for lower-income students. The students ↓

Western Texas College is nearly free for lower-income families

Families earning under $30,000 pay about $2,703 a year after grants. Families earning $48,000–75,000 pay about $4,439. What it costs ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Western Texas College. Nearby ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $7,515, about $80 a month over ten years. That’s 2.7% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

Rent in Snyder is below the state median

Median rent in Snyder is $1,033 a month, 26% below the state median. Living in Snyder ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

599 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 38%Hispanic 41%Black 5%Asian 1%Two or more 2%International 10%

Women and men

Women 45%Men 55%
17 : 1
students per teacher
10%
get Pell grants (lower income)
1%
take federal loans
10%
undergrads 25 or older
37%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Western Texas College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Western Texas College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $13,335 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $6,150

Tuition & fees (in state) $3,300Room & board $5,786Books & supplies $1,592Other costs $2,657

After grants, the average family on aid pays $3,562.

Tuition and fees are $3,300 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$4,439

About $8,878 over 2 years · 67% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
53%
within 3 years · Pell students 57%
Come back for year two
74%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$42,508
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$7,515
about $80 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

2.7%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$80 a month against about $2,994 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

42%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 44% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$39k
Middle income$30–75k
$50k
Higher incomeover $75k
$47k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Agriculture 21%Liberal arts 18%Precision production 8%Business 8%Computer science 8%Engineering tech 8%Everything else 28%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities145 graduates a year
$41k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations22 graduates a year
—not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness12 graduates a year
—not reported
Agriculture, General9 graduates a year
—not reported
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services9 graduates a year
—not reported
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs8 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods7 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General4 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Snyder

5% of Snyder’s 11,166 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Snyder pages.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.