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South Texas College

McAllen, TX · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$29,685/yr

Avg TradeSchoolWorth 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 TradeSchoolWorth Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Compare across schools	85	$75,733/yr	Moderate	84.8x
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare across schools	84	$49,125/yr	Resilient	98.8x
Allied Health Diagnostic 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 Diagnostic Compare across schools	68	$42,378/yr	Resilient	84.8x
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare across schools	64	$25,817/yr	Moderate	51.5x
Culinary Arts and Related Services Compare across schools	60	$24,084/yr	AI-Proof	29.4x
Business/Commerce, General Compare across schools	59	$24,738/yr	Moderate	34.3x
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Compare across schools	58	$32,084/yr	Resilient	34.0x
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare across schools	58	$27,545/yr	Moderate	30.2x
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare across schools	58	$26,091/yr	AI-Proof	84.0x
Criminal Justice and Corrections Compare across schools	58	$25,738/yr	Resilient	35.7x
Computer and Information Sciences, General Compare across schools	57	$26,755/yr	Exposed	36.9x
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare across schools	56	$30,307/yr	AI-Proof	46.4x
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Compare across schools	54	$20,150/yr	AI-Proof	61.7x
Precision Metal Working Compare across schools	50	$33,167/yr	AI-Proof	32.7x
Precision Metal Working Compare across schools	50	$24,265/yr	AI-Proof	85.1x
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
Heating & Air Conditioning Compare across schools	49	$25,711/yr	AI-Proof	56.2x
Business Operations Support Compare across schools	48	$16,475/yr	Exposed	32.5x
Biology, General Compare across schools	47	$28,791/yr	Moderate	34.2x
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Compare across schools	46	$22,699/yr	Resilient	42.8x
Social Work Compare across schools	41	$18,336/yr	Resilient	36.8x
Psychology, General Compare across schools	40	$19,552/yr	Moderate	30.8x
Heating & Air Conditioning Compare across schools	39	$22,822/yr	AI-Proof	28.6x
Liberal Arts and Sciences Compare across schools	36	$20,366/yr	AI-Proof	33.1x

About This Data

TradeSchoolWorth 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 TradeSchoolWorth 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.