Private for-profit · Community college

The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus

McAllen, Texas · Midsize city

0%
Transfer rate
$25,829
Avg net price
77%
Grad / completion
$33,070
Median earnings

The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in McAllen, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 787 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 787 undergradsMidsize city

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
Associate
Nearest big city
3 miles to McAllen, TX
To the ocean
50 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to McAllen Miller (MFE)

How The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus compares

Graduation rate77%

Higher than 72% · #66 of 253 in Texas

First-year retention84%

Higher than 72%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$33,070

Higher than 43% · #103 of 206 in Texas

Average net price$25,829

Cheaper than 16% · #203 cheapest of 252 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio26 : 1

Lower than 9%

Undergraduate enrollment787

Larger than 70%

Percentiles compare The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus 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 gender

787undergrads
  • Women68187%
  • Men10613%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White1.4%
  • Hispanic97%
  • Other or multiracial0.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
787
Student–faculty ratio
26 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
76%
First-generation students
56%
Students over 25
29%
Median family income
$19,726
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$41,589

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$25,829

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
77%
First-year retention
84%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,970
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$33,070
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
80%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
29%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
77%
Low-income (Pell)
64%
First-generation
66%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (787 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

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.

< $30k
$25,692
$30–48k
$25,623
$48–75k
$26,698
$75–110k
$29,270
$110k+
$31,264

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.

21%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$165
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 21% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $165. 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 423 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$33,070
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
43%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$31,846
Men
$36,971

Men out-earn women by $5,125 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
99°F
Winter low
49°F
Annual rain
18.7″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°80°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mcallen, TX US station (3.5 mi from campus).

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.