South Texas College
South Texas College at a Glance
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About South Texas College
According to Wikipedia, South Texas College is a public community college in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Bachelor of Applied Technology, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Arts, and Associate of Science degrees. STC has an enrollment of approximately 31,000 students and a staff of 1,600 working across six campuses. It was created on September 1, 1993, with the passage of Texas Senate Bill 251, the purpose of which was to serve Hidalgo and Starr County.
South Texas College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 58% | 23% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does South Texas College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,920 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do South Texas College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former South Texas College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $39,609 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
South Texas College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 35,779 | 35,779 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is South Texas College?
South Texas College is located at 3201 W. Pecan, McAllen, TX 78501.
How Safe is South Texas College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on South Texas College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, South Texas College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. McAllen has a violent crime rate of 0.15% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.84%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is South Texas College Known For?
South Texas College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Nursing
- Medical
- Criminal Justice
- Political Science
- Physics
- Education
- Philosophy
- Sociology
- Anthropology
- Literature
- Biology
- Engineering
- Business
- Mathematics
- Psychology
- History
- Communications
South Texas College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much South Texas College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
South Texas College ranks #600 in the U.S. and #1560 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #704 in the U.S. and #2513 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #739 in the U.S. and #1381 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #898 in the U.S. and #3881 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #1469 in the U.S. and #5627 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #1554 in the U.S. and #6115 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #1741 in the U.S. and #5788 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
philosophy DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #2053 in the U.S. and #6118 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #2099 in the U.S. and #5883 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #2157 in the U.S. and #6775 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #2185 in the U.S. and #8760 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #2407 in the U.S. and #10687 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #2617 in the U.S. and #9329 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #2698 in the U.S. and #9231 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #2821 in the U.S. and #7488 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #2846 in the U.S. and #9601 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesSouth Texas College ranks #3562 in the U.S. and #12993 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications Degrees