School Description

Provided by Temple College

Temple College is a public community college, founded in 1926 through the joint efforts of civic, business, and educational leaders. The mission of Temple College is to serve the founders’ vision by meeting the needs of individual students, area communities, and businesses through quality educational programs and services that reflect our commitment to quality and integrity while preparing our diverse population as they enter an ever-changing global society.
VALUE STATEMENTS

Temple College continually assesses its programs and services and utilizes the results for ongoing excellence in education, leadership, and innovation.

Ethical Conduct – Temple College is committed to a high standard of integrity. The board, administration, faculty and staff pledge to model the integrity we expect of our students.

Learning Environment - Temple College pledges to provide a stimulating, compassionate, supportive educational environment that embraces academic integrity. The College offers a variety of opportunities through academic transfer, technical programs, continuing education, and adult education. The College recognizes the need for physical education and provides opportunities through physical education classes, recreational sports, and intercollegiate athletics. To achieve the desired educational goals, Temple College provides a safe, comfortable learning environment.

Quality Access - Temple College provides access to educational opportunities to create a diverse student population regardless of race, color, gender, religion, or disability. The College informs the citizens in its service area of the educational opportunities available to them at the campus, at off-campus sites, and through distance-learning methods. Operating with an Open Door admission policy, the College takes the responsibility of providing courses for the under served and for those who lack the academic skills to succeed at the college level.

Student Development - Temple College acknowledges our obligation not only to develop our students intellectually, but also to address their professional, personal, social and ethical development. The College also designs activities to foster student leadership, to promote integrity, and to encourage the pursuit of special interests.

Economic and Workforce Development - Temple College strives to improve the prosperity of our region through partnerships with business and industry, government, and community organizations. The College strives to supply Central Texas with a skilled, educated workforce by providing programs for individuals who wish to enrich their lives or to enhance existing knowledge and skills to meet new job demands. Temple College is a critical link for promoting life-long learning.

Community Partnerships - Temple College serves as a catalyst for cultural, artistic, intellectual and physical activities to enrich the lives of Central Texans through its humanities and fine arts and athletic programs.

Technology - Temple College endeavors to offer the latest technology to help students and instructors attain their educational goals by providing modern learning resources, tools, and technology.

Stewardship - Temple College believes the most important resource of the College is its people who are an integral component of a supportive collegial work environment, which rewards excellence. The College is aware that the community has entrusted it with resources and strives to return that trust by assuring maximum benefit for the community.

Temple College is committed to excellence in helping students reach their full potential by developing their academic competencies, integrity, critical thinking skills, communication proficiency, civic responsibility, and global awareness. As a leader in education, the College is proud of its mission of challenging the human mind to explore new ideas and seek new opportunities.

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Temple College

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Temple College is a junior college consisting of multiple campuses in the central Texas area.

As of 2007, Residents within the tax-district of the city of Temple, Texas pay $67 per credit hour, whereas those outside the district pay $103 per credit hour. Those outside the state pay $294 per credit hour.

Statistics

1st-year students:

  • 99% In-state students
  • 1% Out-of-state students
  • 38% Part-time students
  • 61% Women
  • 39% Men
  • <1% American Indian
  • <1% Alaskan Native
  • 1% Asian & Pacific Islander
  • 20% Black
  • 16% Hispanic
  • 62% White
  • <1% Non-Resident Alien

Requirements

High School diploma or GED

Campuses

  • Cameron
  • Taylor
  • Temple (Main Campus)
  • Waco

Department Chairs

Associate Degree Nursing

  • Karen Robinson

Biology

  • Terry Austin

Biotechnology

  • Dr. Janet Engelkirk

Business, Management, and Office Occupations

  • Hal Lee Ward

Chemistry, Physics, and Engineering

  • Dr. Sharon Hoffman

Child Development

  • Gail Cox

Communications

  • Henry Castillo

Computer Aided Design, Geographic Information Systems

  • Steven Taylor, Interim Coordinator

Computer Information Systems

  • Dr. Talma Botts

Criminal Justice

  • Lesley Keeling-Olson

Dental Hygiene

  • Norma Maedgen

Emergency Medical Technology

  • Jeff Fritz

Mathematics

  • Cynthia Martinez

Performing Arts (Music, Speech, Theatre)

  • Dr. Sarah Nell Summers

Physical Education

  • Kirby Johnson

Respiratory Care Technology

  • William Cornelius

Social and Behavioral Sciences

  • William Feagin

Surgical Technology

  • Carol Reinking

Visual Arts

  • Michael Donahue

Vocational Nursing

  • Gregory Bond

Sports Teams

Baseball

  • Men's Intercollegiate

'Track Basketball

  • Men's Intercollegiate
  • Women's Intercollegiate
  • Men's Intramural
  • Women's Intramural
  • Men's Scholarship
  • Women's Scholarship

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Quick Facts

Location:
Southwest
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
56%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 3,600
Students Receiving Aid:
31%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 56%
Part-Time 44%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 68%
Hispanic 14%
African-American 14%
Other 3%
Asian 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 98%
Out-of-State 2%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Texas 98%
South Dakota 0%
Louisiana 0%
Kentucky 0%
Arkansas 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-District In-State Out-of-State
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 1,488 $ 2,280 $ 3,600
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 1,080 $ 1,872 $ 3,192
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 408 $ 408 $ 408
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,845 20%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,560 11%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 2,652 7%  
Student Loans:
$ 2,461 9%  
Any Aid:
  31%  

Degree Programs at Temple College

Associate's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at Temple College

Career Education Majors

College Advice

Yahoo
my SAT score was 1460 out 2400, im taking it again. I've studied so much this summer so it has to go up to like 1580 maybe 1600 if im lucky. im going to work hard my senior year but does it even count in admission to college? Temple and buffalo university are my top choices. my major at temple is going to be nursing. I have to 2 back ups, lock haven university and Alfred state. I volunteer in a hospital and i work in nursing home.
16 months ago
Best Answer
According to their admissions page, they are looking for a B average, with a 3.0 range in college-prep courses. In other words, if you took things like home ec or shop and did poorly on them, but did well on English, math, and history, you would be fine, but of course for most people it is the other way around. As far as SAT, they want 500-600 on both critical reading and math - they don't mention the writing section, so they may not count it. Back when I taught there, Temple was an open admissions school, which meant that if you graduated from high school, you could get in, but they had too many applicants, so they set limits. You aren't too far off, and if you could get your SATs up to where you really want them, you might be okay. It's a good school, so good luck!

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