Texas College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, personal, veteran student, academic, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 49% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 0% of housing units are Singles.
• 100% of housing units are Doubles.
• In total, there are 5 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 83% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 20% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Spring Fling, homecoming, leadership banquet, athletic banquet, Peoples’s Choice Awards, honors convocation
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, jazz band, marching band, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 37 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Pi Lambda Theta, Alpha Kappa Mu
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Student Ministerial Alliance, Young Adults for Christ
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Art Club, Criminal Justice Association, English Club, Honda All Stars/TC Quiz Bowl, Mathematics Club, Spanish Club, Students in Free Enterprise, Political Science Club, Pre-Alumni Council, Residence Hall Council, Student Government Association, Student Union Advisory Board, Cheerleaders, Dukes and Duchesses, Pretty Girls Inc. , Alpha Angels, Peer Educators, Young Republicans
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Steer (once a semester)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Grapevine (120), Tyler (8)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Mineola (35)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Tyler (2)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 15% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 5% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,733
• Freshman are discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 4 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 7% of students are fraternity members
• There are 4 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 14% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, dress/hair code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited