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General Business/Commerce at South Texas College

General Business/Commerce at South Texas College

If you plan to study general business/commerce, take a look at what South Texas College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and has a total student population of 28,233.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

South Texas College General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in General Business (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in General Business (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in General Business

Online Classes Are Available at South Texas College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? South Texas College offers distance education options for general business at the following degree levels:

South Texas College General Business/Commerce Rankings

General Business Student Demographics at South Texas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at South Texas College.

South Texas College General Business/Commerce Associate’s Program

64% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of general business associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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South Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general business graduates 56% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South Texas College with a associate's in general business.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 257
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for South Texas College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers 195,730 $125,870
Management Analysts 35,350 $97,080
Construction Managers 29,620 $98,420
Sales Managers 26,420 $148,000
Administrative Services Managers 25,760 $103,880

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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