Southwest Texas Junior College

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2016 Undergraduate Tuition

$1,368

0% growth from 2015

2016 Average Net Price

$7,083

After Financial Aid

2015 Student Loan

13.1%

Default Rate

2016 Enrolled Students

6,439

30.3% Full-Time

2016 Graduation Rate

24.2%

121 Graduates

About

Costs

Admissions

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Southwest Texas Junior College is a higher education institution located in Uvalde County, TX. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Southwest Texas Junior College were .

In 2016, 908 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Southwest Texas Junior College. 49.4% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 50.6% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were hispanic or latino (795 degrees), 9.58 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (83 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Southwest Texas Junior College is $1,368, which is $-5,952 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Southwest Texas Junior College is $1,368, which is $-5,952 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,083.

In 2016, 46% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 7% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$1,368

2016 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2016, the cost of tuition at Southwest Texas Junior College was $1,368. The cost of tuition at Southwest Texas Junior College is $-5,952 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Average Net Price

$7,083

2016 Value

9.63%

1 Year Growth

In 2016 Southwest Texas Junior College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,083. Between 2015 and 2016, the average net price of Southwest Texas Junior College grew by 9.63%.

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Other Student Expenses

$4,800

Room and Board

$1,835

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Southwest Texas Junior College was of $4,800 in 2016. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,835. The cost of room and board did not change between 2015 and 2016. The cost of books and supplies increased by 3.09% during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

46%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

7%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

46% of undergraduate students at Southwest Texas Junior College received grants or loans in 2016. This represents a decline of 4.17% with respect to 2015, when 48% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

13.1%

2015 Default Rate

48

Number of Defaults

In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at Southwest Texas Junior College was 13.1%, which represents 48 out of the 367 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Admissions

Southwest Texas Junior College received N/A undergraduate applications in N/A, which represents a 0% annual growth. Out of those N/A applicants, N/A students were accepted for enrollment, representing a N/A% acceptance rate.

There were 6,439 students enrolled at Southwest Texas Junior College in 2016, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Southwest Texas Junior College has an overall enrollment yield of N/A%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

N/A%

Acceptance Rate in N/A

N/A

Accepted Out of N/A

In N/A, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Southwest Texas Junior College was N/A% (N/A admissions from N/A applications). This is approximately the same as the acceptance rate of N/A, which was N/A%. Between N/A and N/A, the number of applicants stayed by N/A%, while admissions stayed by N/A%.

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SAT Scores

N/A%

Submission Percentage

N/A

Scores Submitted

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Southwest Texas Junior College in N/A submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Southwest Texas Junior College has a total enrollment of 6,439 students. The full-time enrollment at Southwest Texas Junior College is 1,948 students and the part-time enrollment is 4,491. This means that 30.3% 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 84.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White, 1.34% Black or African American, 0.932% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.326% Two or More Races, 0.295% Asian, and 0.0466% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Southwest Texas Junior College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority Hispanic or Latino Female (48.7%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (37.9%) and White Male (5.34%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

30.3%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Southwest Texas Junior College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 6,439 students. The full-time enrollment at Southwest Texas Junior College is 1,948 and the part-time enrollment is 4,491. This means that 30.3% of students enrolled at Southwest Texas Junior College are enrolled full-time compared with 36.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

63%

2016 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 63%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Southwest Texas Junior College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. Hispanic or Latino

    5,429

  2. White

    773

  3. Black or African American

    86

The enrolled student population at Southwest Texas Junior College is 84.3% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White, 1.34% Black or African American, 0.932% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.326% Two or More Races, 0.295% Asian, and 0.0466% 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 46.8% White, 24.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 13% 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, 48 students (0.745%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2016, 10 fewer women than men received degrees from Southwest Texas Junior College. The majority of degree recipients at Southwest Texas Junior College are hispanic or latino (795 degrees awarded). There were 9.58 times more hispanic or latino graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (83 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Southwest Texas Junior College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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 (64 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (113 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (430 degrees).

Workforce

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 (130,955 people), Miscellaneous managers (111,420 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (93,287 people), Social workers (42,849 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (37,507 people).

The most specialized majors at Southwest Texas Junior College are Precision Production (64 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (113 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (430 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (23 degrees), and Construction (20 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

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 Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Physicians & surgeons, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Chief executives & legislators, and Other Sales Workers

The most specialized majors at Southwest Texas Junior College are Precision Production (64 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (113 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (430 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (23 degrees), and Construction (20 degrees).

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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 (316,076 people), Elementary & secondary schools (160,406 people), Construction (102,831 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (63,975 people), and Hospitals (57,529 people).

The most specialized majors at Southwest Texas Junior College are Precision Production (64 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (113 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (430 degrees), Natural Resources & Conservation (23 degrees), and Construction (20 degrees).

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Degrees

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

  1. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  2. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  3. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

In N/A, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Southwest Texas Junior College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 459

  2. 449

In 2016, 459 degrees were awarded to men at Southwest Texas Junior College, which is 1.02 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (449).

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Most Common Male Majors

In N/A, 167 degrees were awarded to men at Southwest Texas Junior College in General Studies, which is 0.635 times less than the 263 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In N/A, 263 degrees were awarded to women at Southwest Texas Junior College in General Studies, which is 1.57 times more than the 167 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

15%

100% Completion Time

25%

150% Completion Time

In 2016, 15% 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, 25% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 32% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

White Male

Highest Graduation Rate (38.5%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Southwest Texas Junior College is Male and White (38.5% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (67.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. Hispanic or Latino

    795 degrees awarded

  2. White

    83 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American

    10 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Southwest Texas Junior College is hispanic or latino (795 degrees awarded). There were 9.58 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (83 degrees).

1.1% of degree recipients (10 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. Hispanic or Latino Female

    407 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino Male

    388 degrees awarded

  3. White Male

    52 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Southwest Texas Junior College is hispanic or latino female (407 degrees awarded). There were 1.05 times more hispanic or latino female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino male (388 degrees).

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Operations

Southwest Texas Junior College has an endowment valued at nearly $3.3M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $83.4k (2.53%), compared to the 1.4% average return ($43.5k on $3.12M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2015, Southwest Texas Junior College had a total expenditure of $36.3M. Of that $36.3M, they spent $17.4M on salaries and $36.3M on benefits.

Southwest Texas Junior College employs 92 Instructors, 14 Professors, and 10 Assistant professors. Most academics at Southwest Texas Junior College are Female Instructors (48), Male Instructors(44), and Female Professors (8).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Southwest Texas Junior College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 61 employees, Management, with 47 employees, and Service with 38 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$3.3M

2015 Endowment

0.519%

growth from 2014

Southwest Texas Junior College has an endowment valued at about $3.3M, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The endowment of Southwest Texas Junior College grew 0.519% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $178k higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $1.78M - Federal

  2. $1.32M - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2015, Southwest Texas Junior College received $1.78M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $1.32M from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Primary Expenses

Expenditure values can vary depending on whether the institution is public or private, and are not available for private-for-profit schools.

$17.4M

Salary Expenditure

$36.3M

Benefits Expenditure

In 2015, Southwest Texas Junior College had a total expenditure of $36.3M. Of that $36.3M, they spent $17.4M on salaries and $36.3M on benefits.

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Expenditure by Category

This tree map shows all of the primary expenses of Research at Southwest Texas Junior College as a share of total expenditure.

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Salary Expenditure

$17.4M

2015 Salaries

1.49%

growth from 2014

In 2015, Southwest Texas Junior College paid a median of $17.4M in salaries, which represents 47.9% of their overall expenditure ($36.3M) and a 1.49% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 1.5% growth from 2013 and a 2.46% decline from 2012.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 17.1M (52.8% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$2.44M

Instructional Salaries

119

Number of Employees

In 2015, Southwest Texas Junior College paid a total of $2.44M to 119 employees working as instructors, which represents 14% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.44M (31%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

92 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

61 Employees

In 2016, the most common positions for instructional staff at Southwest Texas Junior College were Instructor with 92 employees; Professor with 14 employees; and Professor with 10 employees.

In 2016, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Southwest Texas Junior College were Office and Administrative Support with 61 employees; Management with 47 employees; and Service with 38 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Female Instructor

  2. Male Instructor

  3. Female Professor

In 2016, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Southwest Texas Junior College was Female Instructor with 48 employees, Male Instructor with 44 employees, and Female Professor with 8 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Southwest Texas Junior College.

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