Rio Grande Valley College
Pharr, Texas · Also known as RGV Careers An Institute for Higher Learning · Website
$19,500
net price a year, after grants
$19,500
net price a year, after grants
Rio Grande Valley College is a for-profit 2-year college in Pharr, Texas with 808 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $19,500 a year. 72% of students finish within 3 years. Graduates leave with a median $12,359 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,500
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
72%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$12,359
About $131 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,500
- Cost of attendance
- $27,246
- Students with a need-based grant
- 59%
- Students with federal loans
- 71%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,205
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,405
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,969
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,184
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,851
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 808
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 83%
- Students per teacher
- 30
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Retention rate
- 69%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 8
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,500 | $18,447 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,940 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 72% | 59% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 69% | 74% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $12,359 | $10,667 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,101 | $32,765 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $38,474 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 34% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
8 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 358 | $13,087 | $46,825 | $57,703 | $56,073 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 118 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 109 | $8,233 | $17,989 | $23,512 | $34,272 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | $15,750 | $77,845 | Withheld | $80,813 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 14 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | $9,428 | $22,214 | $31,620 | $35,447 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | - | $13,498 | $45,266 | $55,704 | $80,020 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Pharr and Texas on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does Rio Grande Valley College cost?
$19,500 a year is the average net price at Rio Grande Valley College after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,246. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,205 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Rio Grande Valley College?
Rio Grande Valley College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do Rio Grande Valley College graduates have?
$12,359 is the median federal student loan debt of Rio Grande Valley College graduates, about $131 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 71% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Rio Grande Valley College?
72% of first-time, full-time students at Rio Grande Valley College finish within 3 years. 69% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Rio Grande Valley College?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (358 certificate graduates), Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (118 certificate graduates), Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (109 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 8 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.