Rio Grande Valley College

Pharr, Texas · Private, for-profit

Of 5 assessed programs, 3 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 3 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

Family incomeNet price per year
Under $30k$19,205
$30k to $48k$19,405
$48k to $75k$21,969
$75k to $110k$25,184
$110k and up$19,851
All families (average)$19,500

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

5 of 8 programs could be assessed 62% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Texas high-school graduate.
ProgramDegreeMedian earningsvs a high-school gradVerdictMedian debtYears to repayRecent completers
Practical and Vocational NursingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$57,703+$22,894clears the bar$13,0870.6 yrs357
Medical AssistingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$23,512-$11,297falls short$8,233insufficient data110
NursingAssociate's Degree$77,845 1-year earnings+$43,036clears the bar$15,7500.4 yrs27
Healthcare AdministrationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,620-$3,189falls short$9,428insufficient data0
NursingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$55,704+$20,895clears the bar$13,4980.6 yrsinsufficient data
Medical Laboratory ScienceUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data65
Allied Health Diagnostics and TreatmentUndergraduate Certificate or Diplomainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data23
Medical AssistingAssociate's Degreeinsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient datainsufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.