South Texas Training Center
South Texas Training Center in Pharr, TX, offers short-term, affordable healthcare programs like Medical Assistant and Patient Care Technician. The school emphasizes hands-on training in labs equipped with hospital beds and other necessary equipment, preparing students for immediate entry into the workforce. They partner with local clinics, doctor's offices, and hospitals to provide career placement opportunities within the Rio Grande Valley.
Programs Analyzed
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All Programs at South Texas Training Center
2 trade programs at South Texas Training Center, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Health Administration
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50 | $19,920/yr | — |
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Medical Assisting
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45 | $20,316/yr | $4,008 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at South Texas Training Center using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.