unitid 229841 · Wharton, TX · public 2-year · town (distant)
Wharton County Junior College
- enrollment 2023
- 7,344
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
4,585
74th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
27%
undergrads on Pell grants
40th pctl among public 2-years
completion
27%
finish within 150% time
17th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$11,463
10th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$4,666
after aid, aided students
19th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,960
after entry, Title IV students
85th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$7,703
16th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $1,779 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k40%
- 30-48k25%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k9%
- 110k+9%
- Median family income
- $31,645
- First-generation students
- 43%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,192
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 313 | $45,969 | $9,200 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 81 | $46,517 | $13,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 76 | — | — |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. | 58 | — | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 50 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 47 | $62,492 | $8,753 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 41 | $27,644 | $5,500 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 41 | $79,891 | $13,346 |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians. | 36 | $122,746 | $16,625 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 25 | — | $9,985 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 21 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 19 | $44,284 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.