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South Texas College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Since its inception in 1993, South Texas College has grown from 1,000 to more than 17,000 students, and from a faculty and staff of 267 to 1489. The college has also grown from one campus to five campuses and centers. STC has campuses in McAllen, Weslaco and Rio Grande City as well as the Dr. Ramiro R. Casso Nursing and Allied Health Center in McAllen, and the Technology Center in south McAllen near the Foreign Trade Zone.
• South Texas College is a comprehensive college offering the Bachelor of Applied Technology, and associate degrees and certificates in 90 degree and certificate program options. Academic courses are transferable to colleges and universities and the curriculum includes distance learning, weekend courses and a newly added mini-mester.
• Although located in Hidalgo County, the STC Pecan Campus services students from the entire Rio Grande Valley. The campus offers comprehensive courses for college transfer to four-year institutions as well as vocational, technical and continuing education courses. The campus is currently undergoing numerous construction projects that will add an expanded library wing, new instructional facilities, and a new student services building.
• STC is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award the Bachelor of Applied Technology, the Associate of Arts, the Associate of Sciences, and the Associate of Applied Sciences Degrees and Certificates. It is also approved for veteran's educational training in Certificate and Associate of Applied Sciences Degree programs by the Texas Education Agency.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• TXU Energy, STC team up to help Valley family (The Monitor)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 05:54:21 am
  McALLEN - Florencia Sepulveda doesn’t like cold temperatures and prefers to keep her home at 78 degrees. But with an old air-conditioning unit — she and her husband, Bonifacio, purchased a used unit 11 years ago — and a cracked window, her...
• STC students help give local family's home an energy-saving makeover (The Monitor)
  posted on November 14, 2009 at 12:39:21 am
  McALLEN — Florencia Sepulveda doesn’t like cold temperatures and prefers to keep her home at 78 degrees. But with an old air-conditioning unit — she and her husband, Bonifacio, purchased a used unit 11 years ago — and a cracked window, her...
• Coming back home can be hard for veterans (The Monitor)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 03:55:30 pm
  McALLEN — U.S. Army Cpl. Paul Cuellar came back home in June after two tours in Iraq. “It was a culture shock,” he said. “In the Army, everything is on a time schedule. Once I got out, I had freedom to do what I want and when I want.” He...
• All they needed was a car... (The Port Lavaca Wave)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 02:31:23 pm
  Gordon Grant, Automotive 1 instructor at CHS, second from left, watches as students work on a car recently. The car was donated by Ken Miller, owner of Ken’s Enterprises.
• ‘Sesame Street’ celebrates 40 years of education (The Monitor)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 06:40:30 am
  Elmo helped Vianka Elliott’s oldest daughter learn how to walk and use the potty. But Kermit the Frog will always have a special place in her heart — Vianka identified with the stylish Miss Piggy, Kermit’s longtime girlfriend. And Elliott, who...

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