10-yr median earnings
$29,384
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Pharr, Texas
South Texas Training Center
South Texas Training Center is a private for-profit institution in Pharr, Texas. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 92.5%
- 150%-time completion
- $8,314
- Avg net price / yr
- $29,384
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
South Texas Training Center posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 18th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 92.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +49%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this South Texas Training Center profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C+
College Value Score
64/100
South Texas Training Center
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$29,384
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,314
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
92.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A+
$3,677
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
44.0%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$8,314
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
92.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 92.5%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - South Texas Training Center vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How South Texas Training Center ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
South Texas Training Center: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$29,384 18th percentile higher than 18% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | South Texas Training Center | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $29,384 | #4167 of 5103 | 18th |
| Average net price | $8,314 | #826 of 5020 | 84th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 92.5% | #142 of 4858 | 97th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 120 | #4161 of 5462 | 24th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
120
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
92.5%
150%-time completion
$29,384
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How South Texas Training Center ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | South Texas Training Center | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $29,384 | #243 of 324 | 25th |
| Average net price | $8,314 | #60 of 340 | 82nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 92.5% | #7 of 324 | 98th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 120 | #263 of 366 | 28th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 243 | South Texas Training CenterThis school | $29,384 | $8,314 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at South Texas Training Center
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$7,451 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$7,657 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$11,880 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$14,970 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at South Texas Training Center - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $13,566 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $13,566 |
| Average Net Price | $8,314 |
90.2%
Pell Grant Rate
72.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$3,677
Median Debt
$39/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at South Texas Training Center swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $3,274 to $12,255 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +67.8%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$3,274
Highest year
$12,255
Most recent (2023)
$5,495
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $3,2742023 · $5,495
Over the same years, enrollment went +102.9% (136 → 276 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
87.4%
Female
71.2%
First Generation
Outcomes
$19,766
Median Earnings (6yr)
44.0%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 92.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $19,766 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $29,384 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 44.0% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $3,677 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $39/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 99 | $26,112 | $4,008 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 4 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for South Texas Training Center? ▼
South Texas Training Center is a private for-profit institution in Pharr, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 120 students.
How much do South Texas Training Center former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at South Texas Training Center who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $29,384 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $19,766.
How much does South Texas Training Center cost? ▼
The average net price at South Texas Training Center is $8,314. In-state tuition is $13,566 and out-of-state tuition is $13,566. Median student debt at graduation is $3,677.
What is the graduation rate at South Texas Training Center? ▼
South Texas Training Center has a 92.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is South Texas Training Center worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at South Texas Training Center is $3,677, while former students earn a median of $29,384 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 13% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 44.0% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $39.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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