Weatherford College
Junior College in Dallas, Texas

Weatherford College is part of the Parker County Junior College District and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree. We are also approved by theTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Weatherford College is a member in good standing of:
American Association of Community Colleges
National Junior College Athletic Association
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference
North Texas Community College Consortium
Texas Association of Community Colleges
Texas Association of Community College Trustees and Administrators
Texas Association of School Boards
Texas Community College Association
Texas Community College Teachers Association
Texas Council of Academic Libraries Association

An Equal Opportunity College

Weatherford College is an equal opportunity institution that provides educational and employment opportunities on the basis of merit and without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

Institutional Vision and Mission

VISION STATEMENT: Weatherford College strives to enrich the potential and enhance the productivity of individuals and communities we serve.

MISSION STATEMENT: The Mission of Weatherford College is to provide quality learning opportunities and effective programs that serve the needs of our students and the citizens of our service area.

Location and Campus Facilities

Weatherford College recognizes that facilities are important to the complete college atmosphere. Beautiful, peaceful, functional areas facilitate learning and help make memories that will last a lifetime.

Location

Located just 30 miles from the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, WC’s location provides students with a safe, small-town environment, with easy access to the excitement of a major cultural and entertainment center. Due to the rapid growth in Weatherford and Parker County, students will find many national retail stores as well as locally owned specialty shops, restaurants, city parks, and a movie theater within a short drive.

The main campus is located on approximately 90 acres in the southeastern portion of Weatherford, The arch from “Old Main” serves as a reminder of the past and a gateway to the future for WC students. College forced WC to purchase 90 acres as a site for a new campus in 1966. Construction began in 1967, and the new campus, “on the hill,” was opened in the fall of 1968.

With the closure of Fort Wolters in 1974, WC acquired the facilities for its Education Center at Mineral Wells, located in Parker County on the eastern edge of the city of Mineral Wells. After celebrating 130 years of service to the community, WC expanded its commitment to providing quality education within its service area by opening the Education Center at Decatur. Responding to the needs of the Wise County community, WC, in partnership with the Decatur Economic Development Corporation, began offering classes at the new facility in January 2000. Rolling hills, native Texas foliage and beautiful trees decorate the campus, which has become a center of activity in the Parker County community.

College Facilities

liberal arts degree in dallas,texas Students can relax, enjoy a delicious meal, play pool, or watch the big-screen TV in the Doss Student Center. A variety of community and college meetings and events are held year-round in this multi-functional facility. The WC Bookstore is located inside the Doss Center, offering WC spirit items, gifts, and all of the books and supplies needed for classes. WC’s newest facility is Coyote Village, student housing at College Park Drive and Park Avenue. Opening in the fall of 2003, this 280-bed facility introduces apartment-style living to the WC campus, featuring individual bedrooms with shared living areas, kitchenettes, and other modern amenities. A community center houses a cyber-lounge and meeting rooms for student groups, and basketball and volleyball courts complete a central courtyard area. For more information, go to www.coyotevillage.com.

Students can utilize new circuit training and free weight machines, as well as cardio equipment, in the workout facilities located in the Betty Jo Crumm Graber Athletic Center, just west of Coyote Village. WC’s nationally recognized Coyote and Lady Coyote basketball teams play and practice in the Graber Center, where they have earned dozens of accolades, including conference championships and national tournament berths.

Roger Williams Ballpark, completed in 2003, already is acclaimed as one of the finest junior college baseball facilities in the country. The Coyote baseball team plays fall and spring games in the facility, which features covered seating for the entire ballpark. Students enjoy free admission to all WC home athletic events.

The Marjorie Black Alkek Fine Arts Center, built in 1998, has hosted national recording acts in addition to hundreds of community and college fine arts events. A beautiful, 500-plus seat theatre features an unusual thrust stage where the entire audience is in close proximity to the performers.

An elegant banquet/entrance area called Texas Hall greets visitors, as well as hosting special events, such as art exhibits and community receptions. Soundproofed music practice rooms, a band hall, visual arts studios/classrooms, a Macintosh-equipped Intermedia Arts laboratory, and standard classrooms add to the Alkek Fine Arts Center’s amenities. The community also enjoys concerts and other activities at the Memorial Plaza, an outdoor amphitheater located n the middle of campus.

Many of WC’s classes take place within close proximity of the Library, on the western side of campus. Featuring a beautiful center atrium illuminated by several dozen redwood skylights, the Library features thousands of printed resources, access to online resources in the various workstations, the Billie H. Streib Academic Computer Center, multi-media and audio-visual equipment, periodicals and more.

The Liberal Arts and Faculty Offices Buildings are located just west of the library, housing classrooms and the central offices for instruction. The Jim & Veleda Boyd Technology Building, built in 1998, features a tiered lecture hall, seven computer labs equipped with LCD projectors for classes, two distance learning centers with two-way video capabilities, and traditional classrooms.

The Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences buildings are nearby, complete with laboratory and classroom facilities for a variety of science courses. The Allied Health Building houses program specific laboratories and classrooms for all of the allied health areas. Classes and labs are also held in the Agriculture Building, which the agriculture areas share with the college’s maintenance and inventory areas.

Registration, counseling, financial aid, testing and other services reside in the Student Services Building, while payment windows and other financial services are located in the Business Office, located in the first floor of the Business Building. Administrative offices, including the office of the president, are located on the second floor of the E.W. Mince Administration Building.

The Gordie Carter Animal Science Center is located at the WC Agriculture Center, 300-acres of land south of Interstate 20. The Carter Center, constructed in 2002, houses a 1,700 square-foot large animal area, a computer lab, classrooms and other amenities. The Agriculture Center also features a historic rock barn built in the 1800s. WC’s College Farm, located on highway 180 west of downtown Weatherford, allows students to tend livestock as part of their agricultural studies.

Education Centers

WC also offers a full complement of courses at its Wise County campus in Decatur, established in 2000. The facility hosts academic and vocational courses in a variety of disciplines. The Education Center at Mineral Wells is located on the site of the former Fort Wolters military base. Several of WC’s programs are headquartered at the Mineral Wells facility, including Cosmetology, Truck Driving, Paramedic Program and others. WC also offers off-campus courses at facilities in Graham, Granbury, Jacksboro, Peaster, Springtown, Tolar and other locations across a five-county area.

Enrollment and Faculty

biological and physical science classes in dallas, texas WC enrolls more than 10,000 students annually in credit and noncredit classes and programs, and our faculty is well-prepared to present the optimum learning experience for these students. Academic instructors hold at least one graduate degree in their individual disciplines; many have multiple advanced degrees and state and national certifications and licensures. Approximately 14 percent of our faculty members have earned doctorates. All WC faculty, approximately 110 full-time and more than 130 part-time instructors, are focused on their primary responsibility: teaching and directing the student in the learning process. WC faculty members are committed to the core principle of excellence in teaching and, through continuous self-assessment and instructional improvement, they actively seek to improve their teaching methods, attitudes and practices to meet the ever-expanding landscape of teaching. Emerging technology has led to opportunities to enhance instruction in the classroom and provide for our students an environment of innovative, active, participatory learning. The use of multimedia technologies is common throughout the disciplines.

Flexible Schedules

Weatherford College understands the many demands on today’s students. In an effort to accommodate students as much as possible, the college has developed the following flexible schedules:

Five-Day Weeks with classes on Monday/Wednesday/Friday and Tuesday/Thursday
Night Classes that meet once a week (twice for lab classes) Monday-Thursday
Online Courses delivered via the Internet
Hybrid Courses delivered via the Internet with a limited number of face-to-face class meetings
Two-Way Video Courses
Mini Semesters in December and May
Accelerated Courses which allow students to complete two course levels in one long semester.