Online Degrees and Programs at South Texas College

South Texas College offers 118 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 28 major programs - 5 Certificate, 19 Associate, and 4 Bachelors.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $5,220 for Texas residents and $7,620 for out-of-state students.

Total 6,291 students out of total 27,431 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 3,828 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

South Texas College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 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 $7,620 for non-Texas residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $174 for Texas residents and $254 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

• Tuition & Fees
• Cost per Credit

Online Programs By Area of Study

South Texas College offers 118 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors programs. Of that, 28 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 5 Certificates, 19 Associates, 4 Bachelors.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At South Texas College, there are 27,431 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 11,577 students were attending classes through distance learning (6,291 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,286 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 6,291 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 6,250 Texas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 29 students living in the U.S. States other than Texas, and 1 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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