Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • City
  • 13,993 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 86 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
  • Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
  • Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 76 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 48 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417

Engineering technology

  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233

Medical billing and office

  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
  • Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 1 finishedGraduates here earned $32,500 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149
Other programs (43)
  • Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $37,672
  • Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedGraduates here earned $32,614 a year afterNationally: $33,380
  • Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $45,385
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedGraduates here earned $38,061 a year afterNationally: $41,208
  • ChemistryAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,707
  • Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,346
  • DanceAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $22,117
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $22,567
  • EconomicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $42,934
  • Engineering MechanicsAssociate degree · 0 finished
  • Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $47,691
  • English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,003
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $31,611
  • Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 21 finishedNationally: $29,024
  • Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $28,195
  • Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $24,176
  • Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 50 finishedNationally: $24,502
  • Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 29 finishedNationally: $27,878
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,650
  • Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,179
  • HistoryAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $31,926
  • International/Globalization StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finished
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 1,953 finishedGraduates here earned $32,709 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $31,627
  • MathematicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,826
  • Mechanical EngineeringAssociate degreeNationally: $52,218
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 16 finishedNationally: $41,294
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $38,048
  • MusicAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $26,345
  • Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degreeNationally: $36,701
  • Nutrition SciencesAssociate degree
  • PhilosophyAssociate degreeNationally: $33,648
  • PhysicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,965
  • Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,854
  • Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedGraduates here earned $32,458 a year afterNationally: $30,994
  • Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degreeNationally: $27,637
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,917
  • Social WorkAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,827
  • SociologyAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,731
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $28,258
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $32,424
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degreeNationally: $22,303
  • Teaching Assistants/AidesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $28,477
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$3,833$30–48kNot reported$48–75kNot reported$75–110kNot reportedOver $110kNot reportedSource: College Scorecard
Average net price
$3,833per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$11,496sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$3,412Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
2%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
27%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$38,9096 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$46,53410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$8,251federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
27%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
37%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Northwest Vista College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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