Washington State Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Washington State Community College (WSCC) is a public, two-year community college that was founded in 1971 as Washington Technical College. The college moved to its current location in Marietta, Ohio in 1991. Most of the student body is from Ohio; however, since the college is located on the Ohio and West Virginia border it also has a significant number of students, about 10%, from West Virginia.

The college highlights its dual enrollment program (known as the Post Secondary Enrollment Options or PSEO) that leads to several hundred high school students being admitted to the college each year. WSCC has agreements with several higher education institutions to facilitate the transfering of students or the completion of a bachelor's degree through classes at WSCC and other institutions online.

Study areas include:

• Arts & Sciences
• Business Technologies
• Engineering & Industrial Technologies
• Health Sciences
• Public Service Technologies

The school also offers its students the convenience of online studies as 100% online classes or as blended with on-campus classes.

On campus organizations with an active presence includes the Alpha Rho Gamma Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, the Student Senate, and the Opportunity Scholar's Program.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering technician, nursing and emergency medicine, and family and social work.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Washington State Community College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 80% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,096 in 2009-2010 (1,645 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 56% of the student body. About 14% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (30 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Accounting and Related Services
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (13 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (41 awarded)

• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician
• Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (25 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (39 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (24 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (22 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (41 awarded)

• Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (96 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (8 awarded)

• Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary

SCIENCE (1 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (15 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Physical Therapist Assistant