South Texas College Computer Science Programs

Located in McAllen, Texas, South Texas College is a public institution. McAllen is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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

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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

South Texas College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford South Texas College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 3rd 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
Computer Science	12%

South Texas College Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Computer & Information Sciences	116	40	27	87	270
Computer Science	0	50	0	0	50
Computer & IS Security	0	3	0	0	3
TOTAL	116	93	27	87	323

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.