Southwest Texas Junior College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$1,560
2024 Average Net Price
$6,429
After Financial Aid
2024 Enrolled Students
6,525
30.1% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
30.5%
131 Graduates

About

Southwest Texas Junior College is a higher education institution located in Uvalde County, TX. In 2024, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Southwest Texas Junior College were General Studies (532 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (44 degrees), and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (29 degrees).

In 2024, 1,229 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Southwest Texas Junior College. 54.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 45.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was hispanic or latino (1,114 degrees), 13 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (86 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Southwest Texas Junior College is $1,560, which is $−6,624 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Southwest Texas Junior College is $1,560, which is $6,624 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,429.

In 2024, 34% of undergraduate students attending Southwest Texas Junior College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 2% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$1,560
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Southwest Texas Junior College was $1,560. The cost of tuition at Southwest Texas Junior College is $−6,624 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

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Average Net Price

$6,429
2024 Value
8.64%
1 Year Growth

In 2024 Southwest Texas Junior College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,429. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Southwest Texas Junior College grew by 8.64%.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

34%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
2%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

34% of undergraduate students at Southwest Texas Junior College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 29.2% with respect to 2023, when 48% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Enrollment

Southwest Texas Junior College had a total enrollment of 6,525 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Southwest Texas Junior College is 1,965 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,560. This means that 30.1% of students enrolled at Southwest Texas Junior College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Southwest Texas Junior College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 87.8% Hispanic or Latino, 7.56% White, 0.858% Black or African American, 0.598% Two or More Races, 0.506% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.506% Asian, and 0.0153% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Southwest Texas Junior College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (56.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (33%) and White Female (3.33%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

30.1%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Southwest Texas Junior College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 6,525 students. The full-time enrollment at Southwest Texas Junior College is 1,965 and the part-time enrollment is 4,560. This means that 30.1% of students enrolled at Southwest Texas Junior College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.1% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

58%
2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Southwest Texas Junior College was 58%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), Southwest Texas Junior College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. Hispanic or Latino
    5,731 enrolled students
  2. White
    493 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    56 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Southwest Texas Junior College is 87.8% Hispanic or Latino, 7.56% White, 0.858% Black or African American, 0.598% Two or More Races, 0.506% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.506% Asian, and 0.0153% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 40.5% White, 29.2% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 85 students (1.3%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2024, 111 more women than men received degrees from Southwest Texas Junior College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Southwest Texas Junior College is hispanic or latino (1,114 degrees awarded). There were 13 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (86 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Southwest Texas Junior College is General Studies (532 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (44 degrees) and Criminal Justice - Safety Studies (29 degrees).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Southwest Texas Junior College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Precision Production (124 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (125 degrees), and Natural Resources & Conservation (32 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Police officers
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Southwest Texas Junior College are Police officers (140,177 people), Other managers (111,533 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (88,827 people), Construction managers (52,135 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (48,380 people).

The most specialized majors at Southwest Texas Junior College in 2024 are Precision Production (124 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (125 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (32 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (532 degrees), and Construction (35 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Southwest Texas Junior College are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Physicians, and Nurse anesthetists

The most specialized majors at Southwest Texas Junior College are Precision Production (124 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (125 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (32 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (532 degrees), and Construction (35 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Common Industries by Major

Justice, public order, & safety activities
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Southwest Texas Junior College are Justice, public order, & safety activities (323,031 people), Elementary & secondary schools (197,030 people), Construction (140,578 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (82,742 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (66,655 people).

The most specialized majors at Southwest Texas Junior College are Precision Production (124 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (125 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (32 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (532 degrees), and Construction (35 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Southwest Texas Junior College.
Most Common (2024)
  1. Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
    49 degrees awarded
  2. Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology
    2 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Southwest Texas Junior College was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 49 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

559
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
670
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 559 degrees were awarded to men at Southwest Texas Junior College, which is 0.834 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (670).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 174 degrees were awarded to men at Southwest Texas Junior College in General Studies, which is 0.486 times less than the 358 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 358 degrees were awarded to men at Southwest Texas Junior College in General Studies, which is 2.06 times more than the 174 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

21%
100% Completion Time
33%
150% Completion Time

In 2024, 21% of students graduating from Southwest Texas Junior College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 33% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 36% within 200%.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. Hispanic or Latino
    1,114 degrees awarded
  2. White
    86 degrees awarded
  3. American Indian or Alaska Native
    8 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Southwest Texas Junior College is hispanic or latino (1,114 degrees awarded). There were 13 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (86 degrees).

0.651% of degree recipients (8 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. Hispanic or Latino Female
    611 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino Male
    503 degrees awarded
  3. White Male
    44 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Southwest Texas Junior College is hispanic or latino female (611 degrees awarded). There were 1.21 times more hispanic or latino female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino male (503 degrees).

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Operations

Southwest Texas Junior College has an endowment valued at nearly $2.51M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 976k (38.9%) compared to the 13.1% average return (853k on 6.52M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2024, Southwest Texas Junior College had a total salary expenditure of 53.5M. Southwest Texas Junior College employs 115 Instructors, 7 Assistant professors and 2 Associate professors. Most academics at Southwest Texas Junior College are Female Instructor (58), Male Instructor (57), and Female Assistant professor (5).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Southwest Texas Junior College are: Management, with 62 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 47 employees, and Service with 45 employees.

Endowment

$2.51M
2024 Endowment
9.91%
growth from 2023

Southwest Texas Junior College has an endowment valued at about $2.51M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Southwest Texas Junior College grew 9.91% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $4.01M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$23.9M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Southwest Texas Junior College paid a median of $23.9M in salaries, which represents 44.7% of their overall expenditure ($53.5M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$6.75M
Instructional Salaries
126
Number of Employees

In 2024, Southwest Texas Junior College paid a total of $6.75M to 126 employees working as instructors, which represents 28.2% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $763k (4.03%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Southwest Texas Junior College were Management with 62 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 47 employees, and Service with 45 employees.

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