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Summary
Texas College is a private institution that was founded in 1894. It has an urban setting and the campus size is 25 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Its tuition and fees are $8,837 (2011-12).
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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 "open admissions" 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. |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1894 |
| Religious affiliation | Christian Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | urban |
| 2010 Endowment | N/A |
Applying
When applying to Texas College, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling. The application fee at Texas College is $20.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | N/A |
| Fall 2010 acceptance rate | N/A |
| Application deadline | rolling |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | N/A |
Academic Life
The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 45.3 percent.
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| Student-faculty ratio | N/A | |
| 4-year graduation rate | N/A | |
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Student Life
Texas College is part of the NAIA athletic conference.
| Total enrollment | N/A |
| Student gender distribution | N/A |
| Undergraduate men who are members of a fraternity | N/A |
| Undergraduate women who are members of a sorority | N/A |
| Collegiate athletic association | NAIA |
Campus Info & Services
Texas College offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, health service, and health insurance. Texas College also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, and lighted pathways/sidewalks. Of the students at Texas College, 29 percent have cars on campus. Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Texas College.
| Students who have cars on campus | 29% - Low |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
More About Campus Info & Services
Paying for School
At Texas College, 93.6 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $7,186.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $8,837 (2011-12) |
| Room and board | $7,000 (2011-12) - Low |
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* Overview details based on 2010 data
