Private for-profit · Community college
McAllen Careers Institute
McAllen, Texas · Midsize city
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- Transfer rate
- $17,356
- Avg net price
- 84%
- Grad / completion
- —
- Median earnings
McAllen Careers Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in McAllen, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 129 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About McAllen, Texas
McAllen is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. In 1904, the Hidalgo and San Miguel Extension (now the Sam Fordyce Branch) of the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway reached the Santa Anita Ranch. John McAllen and his son James had donated land to the railroad to guarantee it would cross this area. The Rio Grande Valley began its rapid development with the introduction of irrigation in 1898 and the construction of the railroad in 1904. These major additions turned a once relatively desolate area into a major agricultural center. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 1 mile to McAllen, TX
- To the ocean
- 50 miles
- Nearest airport
- 2 miles to McAllen Miller (MFE)
How McAllen Careers Institute compares
Higher than 83% · #41 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 95%
Cheaper than 42% · #121 cheapest of 252 in Texas
Lower than 57%
Lower than 29%
Larger than 34%
Percentiles compare McAllen Careers Institute with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Texas.
Student body
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White2.3%
- Hispanic98%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 129
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 97%
- First-generation students
- —
- Students over 25
- 26%
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
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- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $17,356
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 84%
- First-year retention
- 100%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- —
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- $9,500
- Students with federal loans
- 85%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 40% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $607. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 263 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 99°F
- Winter low
- 49°F
- Annual rain
- 18.7″
- Annual snow
- 0.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mcallen, TX US station (1.9 mi from campus).
What McAllen Careers Institute graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.