Vocational Programs at South Texas College

Certificate Programs at South Texas College

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
44	110	$7,500

South Texas College is a four-years, public school located in McAllen, Texas. The school focuses on the bachelor's or higher degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $36,500. A total of 27,894 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 25%. South Texas College offer 110 programs and, among them, 44 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

South Texas College offers 44 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

We note again South Texas College mainly offers bachelor's degree. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	2	2	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	25	19	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	116	27	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	2	0	NOT OFFERED
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	NOT OFFERED	49	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	54	0	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Child Development	NOT OFFERED	78	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Physical Fitness Technician	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	67	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	38	0	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	8	40	NOT OFFERED
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Tool and Die Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	190	97	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	13	0	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	34	18	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	108	4	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	156	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	NOT OFFERED	70	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	41	8	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	32	7	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in South Texas College. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $28,300 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $36,500 for South Texas College graduates.

Median Earning By Time for South Texas College Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$28,300	$33,000	$24,300
7 Years After Graduation	$29,200	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$33,400	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$33,100	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$36,500	$44,200	$30,300

On-Campus Student Services

South Texas College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	Yes
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided