Career Programs at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies

Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies is a Private (not-for-profit), Less than 2 years school located in Weslaco, Texas. Its published tuition & fees of the largest program are $24,451 for the academic year 2021-2022. The school provides 5 vocational programs.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $32,000. A total of 79 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 84%. It provides 5 major programs. Below, you can check career and vocational programs and the costs at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies is Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training and its 2022 tuition & fees are $24,451. For reference, the average tuition for the Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training program of all trade schools in the United States is $14,963.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time. The average values are computed based on the data from trade schools' information for the corresponding vocational program.

2022 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	$24,451	$2,003	1,530 Hours	13 Months
National Average	$14,963	-	1,321 Hours	12.65 Months
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	$13,960	$412	750 Hours	8 Months
National Average	$4,281	-	283 Hours	4.53 Months
Medical/Clinical Assistant	$17,081	$672	948 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$13,266	-	512 Hours	9.01 Months
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	$20,322	$472	1,132 Hours	11 Months
National Average	$22,395	-	1,370 Hours	13.00 Months
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	$12,005	$1,294	665 Hours	7 Months
National Average	$14,921	-	461 Hours	8.17 Months

2022 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2021-2022, the average tuition & fees are $24,451 at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $2,003. The total cost of attendance is $42,743 when a student lives off-campus.

2022 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$24,451
Books & Supplies	$2,003
Room & Board	$13,338
Other Living Expenses	$2,951
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$42,743

¹Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies does not offer on-campus housing facilities.

Average Earning after Graduation

Next table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $33,500 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $32,000 for Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies graduates.

Mean Earning After Graduation By Time for Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies Graduate
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$33,500	$41,800	$29,700
7 Years After Graduation	$27,700	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$31,000	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	-	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$32,000	$39,400	$26,400

Career and Vocational Programs

Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies offers 3 career courses through 2 Years Certificate programs. The next table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	1 Year Certificate	2 Years Certificate	4 Years Certificate	Associate's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Next 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 only online classes.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of program.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	1 Year Certificate	2 Years Certificate	4 Years Certificate	Associate's
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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Important Statistics

The graduation rate at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies is 84%. The students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1 an the retention rate is 75%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate	84%
Retention Rate	75%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1
Student Population	79 Students
Number of Faculties	15 Faculties
Number of Staffs	28 Staffs

Special Learning Opportunities

Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies does not offer online classes (distance learning opportunities) for any degree program. Next table summarizes the special learning opportunities.

Special Learning Opportunities
Online Class	No
ROTC	No
Weekend/Evening College	Yes
Teacher Certification	No
Study Abroad	No

On-Campus Student Services

Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Remedial services	No
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	No
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

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