South Texas College
About
South Texas College (STC) is a public community college in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Bachelor of Applied Technology, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, and Associate of Science degrees. As of fall 2023, STC has an enrollment of over 26,000 students and a staff of approximately 1,600 working across six campuses. It was created on September 1, 1993, with the passage of Texas Senate Bill 251, the purpose of which was to serve Hidalgo and Starr County.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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.
Of 85 Title IV programs, 17 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 10 fail. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing17 · 20.0%
- No Data58 · 68.2%
- Failing10 · 11.8%
Severity spectrum
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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 4
Action history · 12
- Jan 2026Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
- Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Mar 2024Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
- Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 13,020 students received $64.6M in Pell grants.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at South Texas College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
South Texas College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions South Texas College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSouth Texas College | 27% | — | 27,431 | $1,751 | Baccalaureate |
| — | — | 39,727 | $6,390 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 39,548 | $8,969 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 25,567 | $3,206 | Community College | |
| — | — | 28,071 | $8,069 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,485 | $15,002 | Community College | |
| — | — | 21,483 | $3,861 | Community College | |
| — | — | 73,077 | $11,252 | Community College | |
| — | — | 58,941 | $5,463 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 24,597 | $3,864 | Community College | |
| — | — | 16,283 | $3,405 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,901 | $4,585 | Community College | |
| — | — | 31,812 | $12,143 | Community College | |
| — | — | 47,425 | $12,037 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 27% | — | 27,751 | $5,927 |
Institutions like South Texas College
Explore the federal data for institutions in South Texas College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateTexas
Austin Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39,727Net price$6,390View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Collin County Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment39,548Net price$8,969View data - Community CollegeTexas
El Paso Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment25,567Net price$3,206View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Fresno City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment28,071Net price$8,069View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Guilford Technical Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,485Net price$15,002View data - Community CollegeFlorida
Hillsborough Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment21,483Net price$3,861View data - Community CollegeTexas
Lone Star College System
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment73,077Net price$11,252View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Miami Dade College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment58,941Net price$5,463View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Pasadena City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24,597Net price$3,864View data - Community CollegeArizona
Pima Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment16,283Net price$3,405View data - Community CollegeTexas
San Antonio College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19,901Net price$4,585View data - Community CollegeTexas
San Jacinto Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment31,812Net price$12,143View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Valencia College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47,425Net price$12,037View data
South Texas College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
IEA facilitates the planning, assessment, analysis and reporting stages of the college's institutional effectiveness process. It is a primary resource for identifying strategies that promote achievement of STC's mission, vision, core values and strategic plan.
Visit IR office page- Denise K. Villa HernandezAnalyst - Institutional Research
- Wesley T. JenningsManager - Institutional Reporting
- Jose R. FloresAnalyst - Institutional Research
- Bradley W. DavisDirector - Institutional Effectiveness, Assessment and Accreditation
- Feng LiAnalyst - Institutional Research
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of South Texas College (4)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- J. J. Avila
- Mike BanksLaw Enforcement
- Mayra Flores
- Oscar Longoria
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