South Texas Training Center

Pharr, TX · Private for-profit · www.southtexastraining.com/ ↗

South Texas Training Center is a private for-profit college in Pharr, Texas, set in a small city. It mostly awards certificates and has 120 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services; Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants; and Health and Medical Administrative Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

South Texas Training Center at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
120
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$10,231
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$33,174
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$4,801
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about South Texas Training Center

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $10,231 a year, lower than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $33,174, about the same as the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $4,801 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).