South Texas College Teaching Programs

South Texas College is a public institution located in McAllen, Texas. The city atmosphere of McAllen makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Where Is South Texas College?

Contact details for South Texas College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3201 W. Pecan, McAllen, TX 78501
Phone:	855-468-6782
Website:	www.southtexascollege.edu

How Do I Get Into South Texas College?

You can apply to South Texas College online at: https://www.southtexascollege.edu/getting-started/index.php

Since South Texas College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford South Texas College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At South Texas College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $2,755 a year. That adds up to $11,020 over four years for those students.

South Texas College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 28,962 undergraduate students at South Texas College, with 8,384 being full-time and 20,578 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 8,384 full-time undergraduates at South Texas College, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of South Texas College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	50
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	7,954
White	230
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	104

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at South Texas College. At this time, 2 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 20 countries are represented at South Texas College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, South Korea, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at South Texas College

In 2022-2023, 13,578 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at South Texas College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of South Texas College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	50%
Secondary Education	10%

South Texas College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
Early Childhood Education	221	221
Secondary Education	81	81
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	18	18
TOTAL	320	320

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.