South Texas College Trade Programs

Located in McAllen, Texas, South Texas College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is South Texas College?

Contact details for South Texas College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3201 W. Pecan, McAllen, TX 78501
Phone:	855-468-6782
Website:	www.southtexascollege.edu

Can I Afford South Texas College?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time South Texas College students paid $170 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $250 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,100	$7,500
Books and Supplies	$1,600	$1,600

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At South Texas College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $2,588 a year. That adds up to $10,352 over four years for those students.

South Texas College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 28,233 undergraduate students at South Texas College, with 8,806 being full-time and 19,427 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,806 full-time undergraduates at South Texas College, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South Texas College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	54
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	8,374
White	221
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	123

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at South Texas College. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 20 countries are represented at South Texas College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, South Korea, and Nigeria.

South Texas College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Welding Technology/Welder	190	25	97	0	312
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	156	0	156
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	108	18	4	0	130
General Electrical & Power Transmission Installation/Installer	0	23	67	0	90
Health Care Management	0	0	0	78	78
Medical/Clinical Assistant	34	18	18	0	70
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	70	0	0	0	70
General Drafting & Design Technology	54	10	0	0	64
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	8	15	40	0	63
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician	38	18	0	0	56
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	0	20	31	0	51
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	49	0	0	0	49
Tool & Die Technology/Technician	35	8	0	0	43
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	8	17	0	0	25
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	13	10	0	0	23
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	13	9	0	0	22
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	20	0	0	20
Radiologic Technology	0	18	0	0	18
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	12	0	0	12
Occupational Therapist Assistant	0	11	0	0	11
Computer Engineering Technology	2	8	0	0	10
Construction Engineering Technology	6	4	0	0	10
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	0	10	0	0	10
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	0	10	0	10
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	0	4	3	0	7
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	628	278	426	78	1,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.