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South Texas College Overview

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.

What Is South Texas College Known For?

5,441 Undergraduate Awards

The bachelor's degree is the highest award offered at South Texas College.
During a recent academic cycle, 56% of the faculty were full-time.

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

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How Do I Get Into South Texas College?

You can apply to South Texas College online at: https://www.southtexascollege.edu/getting-started/index.php

South Texas College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford South Texas College?

1% Take Out Loans

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.

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South Texas College Undergraduate Student Diversity

8,806 Full-Time Undergraduates

60% Women

96% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	1,389	0	0	1,389
Precision Metal Working	277	46	98	0	421
Criminal Justice & Corrections	38	312	0	0	350
General Business/Commerce	1	273	26	0	300
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	282	282
Computer Information Systems	145	23	26	84	278
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	250	0	0	250
Nursing	0	190	0	16	206
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	65	0	135	0	200
Allied Health Professions	73	58	5	0	136
General Psychology	0	127	0	0	127
General Biology	0	116	0	0	116
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	89	22	0	0	111
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	8	35	60	0	103
Health & Medical Administrative Services	2	7	4	85	98
Human Development & Family Studies	68	25	0	0	93
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	0	13	68	0	81
Social Work	0	81	0	0	81
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	18	43	13	0	74
Health & Physical Education	7	59	0	0	66
Culinary Arts	35	29	0	0	64
Computer Science	0	61	0	0	61
Computer Engineering Technology	53	7	0	0	60
General Engineering	0	58	0	0	58
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	45	11	0	0	56
Human Resource Management	36	11	2	0	49
Fire Protection	24	23	0	0	47
Design & Applied Arts	0	37	0	0	37
American Sign Language	11	14	0	0	25
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	7	17	0	24
Legal Support Services	0	22	2	0	24
Fine & Studio Arts	0	22	0	0	22
Construction Engineering Technology	9	9	0	0	18
Information Technology	0	17	0	0	17
General English Literature	0	15	0	0	15
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	14	0	0	14
Music	0	14	0	0	14
Mathematics	0	13	0	0	13
History	0	12	0	0	12
General Social Sciences	0	12	0	0	12
Political Science & Government	0	11	0	0	11
Communication & Media Studies	0	9	0	0	9
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	6	0	0	6
Philosophy	0	4	0	0	4
Public Administration	3	0	0	0	3
Drama & Theater Arts	0	3	0	0	3
Chemistry	0	1	0	0	1
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0	0
Anthropology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,007	3,511	456	467	5,441

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.

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