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South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco
1600 North Westgate Drive, Suite 400, Weslaco, TX 78599 · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (956) 969-1564 · School website
Career programs at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco reported 286 certificate and associate completions in 5 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in welding (125). College Scorecard counts 521 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | Certificate | 57 credit hours, 10 months | $21,510 | 125 | $30,105 | |
| Medical assistant | Certificate | 60 credit hours, 13 months | $22,540 | 84 | $22,869 | WIOA list |
| Dental assistant | Certificate | 68 credit hours, 15 months | $26,220 | 62 | $19,134 | |
| CDL | Certificate | 160 clock hours, 1 month | $3,500 | 15 | $46,909 | |
| Billing and coding | Certificate | 72 credit hours, 15 months | $27,070 | 0 | $22,506 |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $17,925
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $15,917
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $31,102
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
On the Texas Workforce Commission's current list
The Texas Workforce Commission's statewide eligible training provider list, updated July 8, 2026, holds 5 programs from South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco, listed at $3,500 to $19,863 in tuition and fees.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Contact hours | Weeks | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDL Class A Tractor Trailer | $3,500 | 160 | 4 | In-Person |
| Combination Welding | $17,232 | 960 | 40 | Hybrid |
| Dental Assisting | $19,863 | 1070 | 60 | Hybrid |
| Medical Billing & Coding | $19,863 | 900 | 60 | Distance Education |
| Medical Clinical Assistant | $17,152 | 800 | 50 | Hybrid |
Source: Texas Workforce Commission statewide eligible training provider list on data.texas.gov (programs currently approved for WIOA training accounts; no field-of-study codes, so the list is matched to the school by name and place only).
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco on the FMCSA training registry
- South Texas Vocational Technical Institute (STVT Weslaco), Weslaco, TX (registry record updated 2026-09-30)
Other welding programs within 40 miles
- Southern Careers Institute-PharrPharr, TX · 12.3 mi · $14,250
- McAllen Careers InstituteMcAllen, TX · 13.5 mi · $5,875
- South Texas Welding SchoolEdinburg, TX · 13.6 mi · $12,500
- Southern Industrial Careers CenterLa Feria, TX · 13.6 mi · $3,255
- South Texas CollegeMcAllen, TX · 15.6 mi
- Southern Careers Institute-HarlingenHarlingen, TX · 20.6 mi · $13,950