Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Rio Grande Valley College

Pharr, Texas·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southwest·rgvcollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
72%
-8.5pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Total enrollment
832
peer median 1,015
Avg net price
$19,500
-$6.7k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About

Rio Grande Valley College is a vocational institution located in Pharr, Texas, established in 2008. The college offers nine training programs focused on nursing and allied health, with a notable emphasis on vocational nursing, medical assisting, and physical therapy. It has trained nearly 1,700 nurses and boasts one of the highest NCLEX pass rates in Texas.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
72%-8.5pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

1.4pp gap
Pell recipients
71%121 of 171
Non-Pell (all)
72%160 of 221
Subsidized loan, no Pell
73%11 of 15
No Federal Aid
72%149 of 206

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 8 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data8 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
8

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
35%
$8,233 debt · $23,512 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$9,490 debt · $31,620 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$14,237 debt · $57,703 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$13,637 debt · $55,704 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2010Next review Feb 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 1

  1. Feb 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,205
$30–48k$19,405
$48–75k$21,969
$75–110k$25,184
$110k+$19,851

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$19,500
-$6,672vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $26,172
Federal loans
70.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 870 students received $5.2M in Pell grants, alongside $5.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
870
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.2M
$5,212,269 total
Direct Loans
$5.4M
1,435 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.9M
709 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M
708 loan awards
Parent PLUS$136K
18 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 273 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.3%
-2.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
273
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.7%
2017
7.0%
2018
2.1%
2019
0.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Rio Grande Valley College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

125 total completions
01Health Professions
125100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
832
12-mo unduplicated
1,436
Undergraduate
1,436
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
18%252
Women
82%1,184

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
97.9%
Asian
0.7%
White
0.6%
Black
0.4%
Two or more
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 883 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    30.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    23

    Rio Grande Valley College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Rio Grande Valley College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectRio Grande Valley College
    		72%—832$19,500Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    American Career College-Anaheim
    		——1,644$31,218Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    American Career College-Los Angeles
    		——2,168$32,408Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    American Career College-Ontario
    		——2,242$33,431Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe
    		89%100.0%1,202$31,681Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Phoenix North
    		—89.5%1,080$27,050Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Concorde Career College-Memphis
    		—95.1%517$24,563Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Concorde Career College-San Bernardino
    		—98.3%222$26,029Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis College-Columbus
    		——766$27,708Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis College-Landover
    		——566$26,578Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    High Desert Medical College
    		——2,280$29,627Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Hondros College of Nursing
    		—85.3%3,857$26,014—
    Jersey College
    		—67.6%4,478$52,558Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Martinsburg College
    		—100.0%2,812$11,956Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    MedQuest College
    		——524$21,782Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Mildred Elley-New York Campus
    		——961$25,431Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-Denver
    		——664$22,034Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-Houston
    		——1,068$21,396Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas
    		——678$23,188Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-Mesa
    		——705$21,461Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Rasmussen University-Illinois
    		——1,145$19,854Baccalaureate
    Ross College-Sylvania
    		——1,714$22,893Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Southern Technical College
    		——550$21,171—
    St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
    		——1,056$26,315Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island
    		——656$35,666Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    The College of Health Care Professions-Austin
    		——974$27,575Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth
    		——1,076$27,606Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio
    		——766$28,106Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median81%95.1%1,015$26,172

    Institutions like Rio Grande Valley College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Rio Grande Valley College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

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    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Rio Grande Valley College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Rio Grande Valley College.

    What is the graduation rate at Rio Grande Valley College?

    Rio Grande Valley College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 72% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Rio Grande Valley College?

    Rio Grande Valley College reports a total enrollment of 832 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Rio Grande Valley College?

    The average net price at Rio Grande Valley College is $19,500 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Rio Grande Valley College located?

    Rio Grande Valley College is located in Pharr, Texas 78577-2106.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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