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South Texas College

McAllen, TX · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$29,685/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

56/100

Tuition (In-State)

$4,920/yr

Out-of-state: $7,500/yr

All Programs at South Texas College

27 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Nursing Compare across schools	85	$75,733/yr	Moderate	84.8x
Criminal Justice Compare across schools	84	$49,125/yr	Resilient	98.8x
Allied Health Professions Compare across schools	72	$68,727/yr	Resilient	68.7x
Practical Nursing Compare across schools	71	$33,171/yr	AI-Proof	80.4x
Allied Health Professions Compare across schools	67	$42,378/yr	Resilient	84.8x
Health Administration Compare across schools	63	$25,817/yr	Moderate	51.5x
Vehicle Repair Technology Compare across schools	61	$26,091/yr	AI-Proof	84.0x
Business Compare across schools	61	$24,738/yr	Moderate	34.3x
Culinary Arts Compare across schools	60	$24,084/yr	AI-Proof	29.4x
Health Administration Compare across schools	59	$27,545/yr	Moderate	30.2x
Criminal Justice Compare across schools	59	$25,738/yr	Resilient	35.7x
Computer Science Compare across schools	58	$26,755/yr	Exposed	36.9x
Medical Assisting Compare across schools	57	$32,084/yr	Resilient	34.0x
Vehicle Repair Technology Compare across schools	57	$30,307/yr	AI-Proof	46.4x
Electrical Installation Compare across schools	56	$20,150/yr	AI-Proof	61.7x
Precision Metalworking Compare across schools	53	$24,265/yr	AI-Proof	85.1x
Precision Metalworking Compare across schools	51	$33,167/yr	AI-Proof	32.7x
Human Development & Family Studies Compare across schools	50	$19,971/yr	Moderate	21.6x
Teacher Education Compare across schools	50	$16,902/yr	Moderate	33.2x
Business Operations Support Compare across schools	50	$16,475/yr	Exposed	32.5x
HVAC Technology Compare across schools	48	$25,711/yr	AI-Proof	56.2x
Biology Compare across schools	47	$28,791/yr	Moderate	34.2x
Health & Physical Education Compare across schools	47	$22,699/yr	Resilient	42.8x
Psychology Compare across schools	42	$19,552/yr	Moderate	30.8x
Social Work Compare across schools	41	$18,336/yr	Resilient	36.8x
HVAC Technology Compare across schools	39	$22,822/yr	AI-Proof	28.6x
Liberal Arts & Humanities Compare across schools	37	$20,366/yr	AI-Proof	33.1x

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 27 trade and vocational programs at South Texas College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.