Online Degrees and Programs at South Texas College

Online Program Overview

South Texas College offers 110 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 24 major programs - 4 Certificate, 17 Associate, and 3 Bachelors.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $5,220 for Texas residents and $7,500 for out-of-state students.

Total 8,516 students out of total 27,894 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 3,235 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

South Texas College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSouth Texas College
TypeFour-year, Public
Address3201 W. Pecan, McAllen, TX
Online Students8,516 Enrolled Online Exclusively
5,062 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,220
Out-of-State$7,500
Student to Faculty22:1 (4.55%)
Online Degree Programs
Total24 Programs
Certificate4 Programs
Associates17 Programs
Bachelors3 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at South Texas College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Texas residents, the tuition & fees are $5,220 and $7,500 for non-Texas residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $170 for Texas residents and $250 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$4,440$4,530$4,530$4,530$5,220
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$7,830$7,920$7,920$7,500$7,500
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$87$87$87$87$170
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$200$200$200$250$250

Online Programs By Area of Study

South Texas College offers 110 degree programs through Certificate, Associates, Bachelors programs. Of that, 24 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificate, 17 Associates, 3 Bachelors.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Online Programs4173 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs44624 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Following tables list online programs with offered degrees at South Texas College. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesONLY IN CLASSROOM ONLY IN CLASSROOM 84 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 61 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 77 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 162 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 328 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 1,061 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 127 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 266 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 81 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 85 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/Commerce26 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 282 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration2 11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelorsMastersDoctoratePost-Graduate
HistoryNOT OFFERED 12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At South Texas College, there are 27,894 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 13,578 students were attending classes through distance learning (8,516 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,062 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment27,894
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses8,516
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses5,062
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses14,316

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 8,516 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 8,469 Texas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 11 students living in the U.S. States other than Texas, and 12 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses8,516
Texas Resident8,469
Other State In U.S.11
Outside of U.S.12
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses8,516
Degree/Certificate Seeking8,232
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking284
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