Major Programs at Rio Grande Valley

As of 2026, Rio Grande Valley College offers 10 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's programs. Rio Grande Valley College does not offer distance learning opportunity for its programs.

At the school, the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 2-Years Certificate program has the most completers of 282 and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Associate program has the second most completers of 108 students.

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Degree Programs Overview

A total of 548 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Rio Grande Valley. 423 students completed certificate programs and 125 completed associate programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Rio Grande Valley. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	2	NOT OFFERED	125	39	86
Less than 12-Weeks Certificate	2	NOT OFFERED	63	5	58
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	3	NOT OFFERED	38	16	22
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate	3	NOT OFFERED	322	48	274

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Rio Grande Valley College.

2-Years Cert.

Popular 2-Years Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	282	45	237
Medical/Clinical Assistant	40	3	37

Associate

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	108	28	80
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	17	11	6

12-Week Cert.

Popular 12-Week Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	63	5	58

1-Year Cert.

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	25	14	11
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	13	2	11

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	108	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	282	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	63	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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