Career Programs at VRJC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Vernon College is $6,480 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Vernon College offers the alternative tuition plans .

100% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,601 (exclude student loans).

VRJC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$6,480
Average Financial Amount	$4,601

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Vernon College offers 21 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 701 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Vernon College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	4	24
2 Years Certificate	17	347
Total	21	701

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

24 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
347 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
330 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	12	$22,900
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	8	-
	Total	24

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	11	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	9	-
Barbering/Barber	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	12	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	184 completers	$25,700
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	184	$25,700
Construction Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	6	$21,100
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	28	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	83 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	9	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	11	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	58	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	3	-
	Total	347

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	14	-
Education [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✕	6	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	172 completers	-
General Studies	✕	172	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	113 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	12	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	92	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	3	-
	Total	330

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 2,249 students are attending at Vernon College. There are 85 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 65 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 (7.14%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 223 (full-time) and 65 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Vernon College is 19% and transfer-out rate is 8%. The retention rate is 37% at the school.

VRJC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	2,249
Graduation Rate	19%
Number of Faculty	150
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

Student Population at VRJC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,358 students enrolled into Vernon College. By gender, 779 male and 1,579 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Vernon College.

Student Population By Gender
Vernon College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,358	779	1,579
Full-time	622	240	382
Part-tme	1,736	539	1,197

There are 1,370 White (58.10%), 161 Black/African American (6.83%), 620 Hispanic (26.29%), 46 Asian (1.95%), and 780 students with other races attending Vernon College. 12 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Vernon College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,358	779	1,579
American Indian/Native American	18	5	13
Asian	46	20	26
Black/African American	161	45	116
Hispanic	620	194	426
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,370	463	907
Two More	117	34	83
Un-Known	13	6	7
Non-resident Alien	12	11	1

Vernon College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

650 students (27.57% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 840 students (35.62% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Vernon College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Vernon College
	Number of Students
Total	2,358
Enrolled Online Exclusively	650
Enrolled Some Online Courses	840
Not in Online Courses	868

By age range, at Vernon College, 742 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.47% of total students), 799 students are aged below 20 (33.88%), 31 students are aged above 50 (2.46%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Vernon College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,358	779	1,579
Under 18	225	83	142
Age 18-19	574	228	346
Age 20-21	445	172	273
Age 22-24	297	96	201
Age 25-29	350	87	263
Age 30-34	190	48	142
Age 35-39	141	32	109
Age 40-49	105	26	79
Age 50-64	29	6	23
Over 64	2	1	1

Directory and Accreditation Information

Vernon College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1974 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Vernon College.

4400 College Dr., Vernon, TX

940-552-6291

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