Rio Grande Valley College
Rio Grande Valley College is a small university located in Pharr, TX.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $19,500
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,430
- Graduation rate (150%): 72%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 76%
- Student to faculty ratio: 30:1
- Median earnings (8 years): $43,144
- Median earnings (6 years): $38,101
- Control: Private for-profit
- Locale: City, small
- City: Pharr, TX
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Rio Grande Valley College include Licensed Practical, Nursing, Nursing Assistant.
- Licensed Practical (299 bachelor's)
- Nursing (115 associate)
- Nursing Assistant (87 bachelor's)
- Medical (64 bachelor's)
- Phlebotomy Technician (56 bachelor's)
- Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) (45 bachelor's)
- Pharmacy Technician (30 bachelor's)
- Physical Therapy Assistant (13 associate)
Degree mix: Health 100%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Rio Grande Valley College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $20,028 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $20,028
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $20,037
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $22,275
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $25,301
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $26,070
- Pell Grant recipients: 59%
- Federal loan recipients: 71%
- Average institutional grant: $5,195
- Average federal loan: $11,567
- Median debt at graduation: $12,359
Admissions
Rio Grande Valley College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 1,430
- Women: 83%
- Part-time undergraduates: 0%
- Age 25 and older: 51%
- Graduation rate: 72%
- Come back after freshman year: 69%
- First-generation: 59%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 85%
- Student to faculty: 30:1
- Professor salary: $59,472
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Not available
Common questions
What is the Rio Grande Valley College acceptance rate? Rio Grande Valley College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Rio Grande Valley College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $20,028 a year after aid. Average net price is $19,500.
What majors does Rio Grande Valley College offer? Popular programs include Licensed Practical, Nursing, Nursing Assistant, Medical, Phlebotomy Technician.
What is the Rio Grande Valley College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 76% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 72%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Rio Grande Valley College official site: see the campus website.