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Austin Community College
Tuition/fees: $67 per credit hour for Texas residents (2015-16)
Fall 2014 enrollment: 40,949 credit students; ACC also enrolls 15,000 noncredit students each year
Percent/number of students accepted each year: ACC has an open-door admissions policy. Everyone who meets eligibility criteria is encouraged to enroll.
Top intended majors: general studies, business administration, general studies in science, engineering, pre-medical
Length of programs: less than one year to two years (fall 2014)
Prerequisites needed: Certain courses and majors require completion of prerequisites. Visit www.austincc.edu/info for degree and certificate choices and more information.
4400 College Park Drive, Round Rock, as well as 10 other campuses throughout Central Texas
www.austincc.edu • Twitter: @accdistrict
Baylor Executive MBA and Executive Healthcare MBA
Tuition/fees: $16,800 per semester ($84,000 total) including a $2,000 seat deposit (for 2015-17 executive MBA program); $17,400 per semester ($87,000 total) including a $2,000 seat deposit (for 2015-17 executive MBA-healthcare program)
2014-16 enrollment: 16 (executive MBA), 8 (executive MBA-healthcare)
Number of students accepted each year: no more than 30 students for combined executive cohorts for executive MBA and executive MBA-healthcare
Length of programs: 21 months for both programs
Prerequisites needed: none (executive MBA), experience in health care industry (executive MBA-healthcare)
3107 Oak Creek Drive, Ste. 240, Austin
www.baylor.edu/austinemba • Twitter: @bayloremba
Concordia University Texas
Tuition/fees: $27,600 for traditional undergraduate enrollment plus $10,570 room and board; $520 per credit hour for Adult Degree Program; $455 per credit hour Adult Degree Program Online; $710 per credit hour for Masters of Business Administration evening program and $600 per credit hour for MBA (2015-16 fall and spring semesters). Online program: $540 per credit hour for Masters of Education and $540 per credit hour for M.Ed. online program
Fall 2014 enrollment: 2,500
Percent/number of students accepted each year: 84 percent for traditional undergraduate programs (fall 2014)
Top intended majors: Business administration, education, nursing and environmental science
Length of programs: Four years (undergraduate)
Prerequisites: High school grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; SAT score of 1440 composite with a 480 verbal score, 480 math score and 480 writing score or ACT composite score of 20
11400 Concordia University Drive, Austin
www.concordia.edu • Twitter: @concordiatx
Southwestern University
Tuition/fees: $37,560 (2015-16)
2014-15 enrollment: 1,538
Percent of students accepted each year: about 50 percent
Top intended majors: Biology, business, communication studies, education, psychology
Length of programs: 127 credit hours minimum
Prerequisites needed: average SAT score of 1100-1300 for critical reading and math
1001 E. University Ave., Georgetown
www.southwestern.edu • Twitter: @southwesternu
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St. Edward’s University
Tuition/fees: $38,320 per academic year (for traditional undergraduates, does not include room and board or fees)
Fall 2014 enrollment: 4,686
Percent/number of students accepted each year: 3,466 (fall 2014)
Top intended majors: biology, psychology, business administration
Length of programs: varies per degree
Prerequisites needed: SAT score higher than 500 on each section, ACT score higher than 21. Average scores for the SAT is 1122 and ACT composite is 24.6.
3001 S. Congress Ave.
www.stedwards.edu • Twitter: @stedwardsu
Temple College at East Williamson County Higher Education Center
Tuition/fees per credit hour: $89 (in district), $159 (out of district) and $331 (out of state or foreign). Tuition includes the general, use and technology fees.
Fall 2014 enrollment: 801 (includes both EWCHEC locations in Hutto and Taylor)
Percent/number of students accepted: Temple College has open enrollment—all students who meet admissions requirements are accepted. Some technical programs have additional requirements.
Top intended majors: associate of arts degree in general studies, business, computer information systems, criminal justice, emergency medical services and nursing
Length of programs: One-, two- and four-year certificate and degree programs are available. The length of the award depends on specific program requirements.
Prerequisites needed: TSI requirements must be complete unless waived or exempt. TSI is the Texas Success Initiative, a state-legislated program that is designed to improve a student’s success in college.
1600 Innovation Blvd., Hutto
www.templejc.edu • Twitter: @templecollege
Texas A&M Central Texas
Tuition/fees per credit hour: $265 (undergraduate resident), $643.33 (undergraduate non-resident), $286 (graduate resident), $643.33 (graduate nonresident)
Spring 2015 enrollment: 2,540 (total)
Percent/number of students accepted each year: 95 percent (spring 2015)
Top intended majors: bachelor of business administration, management; bachelor of science, psychology; bachelor of science, criminal justice
Length of programs: By Texas Law, maximum attempted hours for a degree are determined by the number of required credit hours plus 30 credit hours if a student enrolled in a Texas public institution of higher education Fall of 2006 or later (If a student enrolled prior to fall 2006, maximum hours are determined by the number of required credit hours plus 45 credit hours). Hours for completion vary by degree.
Prerequisites needed: This varies by major; and as the institution is an upper-level university, freshman and sophomore coursework must be transferred in.
1600 Innovation Blvd., Hutto
www.tamuct.edu • Twitter: @tamuct
Texas A&M Health Science Center in Round Rock
Tuition/fees: $16,432/$29,532 annual resident/nonresident (MD program 2014), $282.25/$652.90 per credit hour part-time resident/nonresident (second degree BSN program 2015-16)
Fall 2014 enrollment: 200 students (medicine MD program)
Percent of students accepted each year: 7.02 percent (MD program 2014), 22 percent (second degree BSN, including Bryan and College Station campus applications 2015-16)
Most popular programs: College of Medicine MD program, College of Nursing second-degree BSN program
Length of programs: four years (MD program), 15 months (second degree BSN program)
Prerequisites needed/admission criteria considered: passage of MCAT and 47 semester hours in various core curriculum (MD program); passage HESI Admissions Assessment Exam, Nursing CAS Application and completed core curricula with a minimum grade of C (second degree BSN program)
3950 N. A.W. Grimes Blvd., Ste. S211A, Round Rock
www.tamhsc.edu • Twitter: @tamhsc
Texas State Technical College at East Williamson County Higher Education Center
Tuition/fees per credit hour: $89 per semester credit hour plus $46 per credit hour designated tuition rate (academic courses for Texas residents); $105 per semester credit hour plus $46 per credit hour designated tuition rate (technical courses for Texas residents); $276 per semester credit hour plus $46 per credit hour designated tuition rate (for non-Texas residents)
Fall 2014 enrollment: 154
Number of students accepted each year: 100 percent
Top intended majors: Welding; industrial maintenance; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (2014)
Length of programs: Associate of Applied Science degree: 60 credit hours (four semesters); certificate: 19 to 45 credit hours (two to four semesters)
Prerequisites needed: high school diploma, or, if transferring, college transcripts, or State of Texas Official Certificate of High School Equivalency or GED. Unless exempt or waived, students must take the Texas Success Initiative assessment before enrolling at TSTC. High school transcripts with STAAR, TAKS, SAT and ACT scores and/or college transcripts can be evaluated by the testing office to determine if students meet TSI requirements.
1600 Innovation Blvd., Hutto
www.tstc.edu • Twitter: @tstcproud
Texas State University
Tuition/fees per credit hour: $251.21 (tuition); $720.95 (tuition and fees) (fall 2015)
Fall 2014 enrollment: 36,739
Percent of students accepted each year: 55.42 percent (2014-15)
Top intended majors: curriculum and instruction, health and human performance, journalism and mass communication, psychology, art and design, nursing at Round Rock campus (2014-15)
Time required to complete degrees/certificates: four years
Prerequisites needed: SAT 1270, ACT 29
601 University Drive, San Marcos;
1555 University Blvd., Round Rock
www.txstate.edu • Twitter: @txst
University of Texas at Austin
Tuition/fees per credit hour: $1,406-$1,615
Fall 2014 enrollment: 51,313
Percent of students accepted each year: 49 percent (2014)
Top intended majors: business, biology, undeclared, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering
Length of programs: four years
Prerequisites needed: Application fee, two essays, high school transcript (if applicable), college transcripts, high school coursework information, expected family contribution, SAT or ACT test scores; further prerequisites vary by department.
www.utexas.edu • Twitter: @utaustin
This guide represents a selection of not-for-profit institutions in the area. It is not meant to be comprehensive. For a full list visit communityimpact.com.