South Texas Training Center
Pharr, Texas · Website
$29,384
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$29,384
median earnings, 10 years after starting
South Texas Training Center is a for-profit under 2-year college in Pharr, Texas with 120 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,314 a year (tuition and fees $13,566). 88% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $29,384 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $3,677 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,314
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$13,566
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
88%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$3,677
About $39 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$29,384
Rank 4,161 of 5,094 in the US
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
- $8,314
- Tuition and fees
- $13,566
- Cost of attendance
- $14,970
- Students with a need-based grant
- 90%
- Students with federal loans
- 72%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,451
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,657
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,880
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,970
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $14,970
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
Tuition and fees went from $10,000 in 2015-16 to $13,566 in 2024-25.
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
- 120
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 94%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 3
- 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
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,161 of 5,094 US colleges and 243 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,314 | $18,447 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $13,566 | $9,940 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 88% | 59% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 74% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $3,677 | $10,667 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $19,766 | $32,765 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $29,384 | $38,474 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 39% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 31% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 168 | $4,008 | $20,316 | $26,112 | $34,272 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | $19,920 | Withheld | $35,447 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Pharr and Texas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Texas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does South Texas Training Center cost?
$8,314 a year is the average net price at South Texas Training Center after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $13,566, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,970. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,451 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at South Texas Training Center?
South Texas Training Center has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do South Texas Training Center graduates earn?
$29,384 a year is the median pay of former South Texas Training Center students who work, 10 years after they started ($19,766 after 6 years). That ranks 4,161 of 5,094 US colleges and 243 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Certificate) at $20,316.
How much student debt do South Texas Training Center graduates have?
$3,677 is the median federal student loan debt of South Texas Training Center graduates, about $39 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 72% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at South Texas Training Center?
88% of first-time, full-time students at South Texas Training Center finish within 150% of the normal time. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at South Texas Training Center?
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (168 certificate graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (19 certificate graduates), Health and Medical Administrative Services (10 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 3 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.