South Texas College | Online Programs

Online Program Overview

South Texas College is a four-years, public school located in McAllen, Texas. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $5,220 for Texas residents and $7,500 for other students on average.

It offers 110 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 25 programs - 4 Certificate, 17 Associates, 4 Bachelors.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	South Texas College
Type	four-years, public
Address	3201 W. Pecan, McAllen, TX
Online Students	8,516 Enrolled Online Exclusively 5,062 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,220 Out-of-State$7,500
Student to Faculty	22:1 (4.55%)
Total	25 Programs
Certificate	4 Programs
Associates	17 Programs
Bachelors	4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at South Texas College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $5,220 and $7,500 for non-Texas residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $100 for Texas residents and $250 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$4,440	$4,530	$4,530	$4,530	$5,220
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$7,830	$7,920	$7,920	$7,500	$7,500

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$87	$87	$87	$87	$100
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$200	$200	$200	$250	$250

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

South Texas College offers 110 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors programs. Of that, 25 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates, 17 Associates, 4 Bachelors. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	4	17	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	44	62	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

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

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	87	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	81	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	221	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	361	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	955	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	147	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	285	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	111	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	78	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	41	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	283	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	32	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At South Texas College, there are 27,894 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 13,578 students were attending classes through distance learning (8,516 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,062 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	27,894
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	8,516
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	5,062
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	14,316

By student location, out of a total of 8,516 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 8,469 Texas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 11 students living in the U.S. States other than Texas, and 12 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.