Southwest Texas College
Uvalde, Texas
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Town
- 3,306 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.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 71 finishedGraduates here earned $45,926 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Carpentry and construction
- Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348
- Construction Trades, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,049
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $33,005 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 50 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 43 finishedGraduates here earned $46,690 a year after finishingNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 36 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 148 finishedGraduates here earned $28,674 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 44 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 121 finishedGraduates here earned $35,168 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (7)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 532 finishedGraduates here earned $27,898 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementCertificate · 14 finishedNationally: $33,484
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $30,799
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $3,130per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $13,208sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $2,646Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 3%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 31%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $36,1956 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $40,78610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $6,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 42%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 17%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 Southwest Texas 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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