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South Texas College

Public Community College

29,513 students

South Texas College, a public community college located in McAllen, has 29,513 students enrolled.

South Texas College is represented by Congressional District 15, Robert "Bobby" Guerra in Texas House District 41, and Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa in Texas Senate District 20

P.O. Box 9701
McAllen, Texas 78502-9701
(956) 872-8311
http://www.southtexascollege.edu/

Admissions

Number of students who applied, were admitted and enrolled
No data available.

Test Scores

Average SAT scores by section for enrolling students (writing section not introduced until 2006 and still not reported by some institutions)
No data available.

Enrollment

Number of students enrolled
1993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Total 1,0552,3343,2675,4246,8579,45310,36411,18312,44313,69115,22817,03516,23318,46019,80821,66626,33427,97129,513

Demographics

Percent of student body by ethnicity
(Reporting criteria changed over reporting period. Specifically, prior to 2011, Pacific Islander was bundled with Asian; Multiracial was introduced in 2010; and Unknown was introduced in 2010.)
No data available.

Price Trends

Average total cost for in-state and out-of-state students by year
No data available.

Graduation Rates

Percent of first-time, full-time students who graduated in four, five or six years
Graduation Rates (Bachelor's Degree)
Year 4-Year 5-Year 6-Year
FY 2000 2.60% None% 9.90%
FY 2004 1.80% None% 8.80%
FY 2005 1.60% None% 8.00%
FY 2006 1.80% None% 9.90%
FY 2007 0.90% None% 8.10%
FY 2008 1.20% None% 9.10%
FY 2009 2.50% None% 10.30%
FY 2010 2.70% None% 8.50%
20002004200520062007200820092010
4-Year 2.60%1.80%1.60%1.80%0.90%1.20%2.50%2.70%
5-Year N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
6-Year 9.90%8.80%8.00%9.90%8.10%9.10%10.30%8.50%
Percent of first-time, full-time students who graduated in four, five or six years

Graduations