Certificates
Certificate programs offer concentrated study to help you become specialized in your field without having to meet the extended requirements of a standard degree program. Earn a certificate to learn more about a subject, become expert in an emerging field, or boost your career. The programs are abbreviated enough to easily fit into the schedule of a busy professional, but thorough enough to give you a deep knowledge and understanding of the subject matter as well.
In accordance with Federal Regulatory Citations, institutions are required to provide the following information for each program that leads to gainful employment which are:
- Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes
- On-time graduation rates
- Cost of the Program to include books and fees
- Placement rate for students completing the program
- Median loan debt incurred by students who have completed the program
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS
If a program has less than 10 graduates per year, due to privacy issues, the Median Loan Debt and the On-Time Graduation rates are not reported to the public.
To review jobs for each occupation, copy and past the SOC Code into this O*NET website. (have not created a link)
* In order for a program to be considered part of the gainful employment, the program has to meet the following:
- has to be financial aid eligible
- technical programs of at least one academic year in length
- program has to lead to a certificate or credentialed non-degree
- clock hour programs have to be 600 hours or longer
- college credit certificate programs have to be 30 credit hours or less
For more information, please contact STC Student Financial Services (956) 872-8375
The Department of Education (DE) has not developed a disclosure form, therefore, STC provides the information in the following chart:
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
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| Certificates | Gainful Employment / Program Details |
| American Sign Language - Trilingual Interpreter | |
| Childcare and Development - Infant & Toddler | |
| Childcare and Development - Pre School | |
Nursing & Allied Health Division |
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| Certificates | Gainful Employment / Program Details |
| Emergency Medical Technology – Basic | |
| Emergency Medical Technology – Intermediate | |
| Emergency Medical Technology – Paramedic* | |
| Electronic Health Record Specialist | |
| Medical Assistant Technology | |
| Medical Coding Specialist | |
| Medical Information/Transcription Specialist | |
| Medical Office Specialist | |
| Patient Care Assistant | |
| Pharmacy Technology | |
| Vocational Nursing | |
* This is a two-year certificate