Is The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio Worth It?

The financial return here is weak. You pay $26,248 a year for a two-year program, and the median graduate earns $33,070 a decade later. That means one year of net price nearly equals a full year of post-graduation income, and two years of cost swallows most of what you'll make annually for years afterward.

The associate degree in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions is the only program that clears $35,000, but it comes with over $25,000 in debt. That's the highest earnings on the list paired with by far the highest debt load, so the payoff is thinner than the top-line salary suggests. The certificate version of the same field earns about $8,000 less but cuts your debt by $10,000, which makes it the more sensible math if you're weighing the two.

The lower-cost certificates tell the story of this school's ceiling. Health and Medical Administrative Services and Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services both leave you around $9,500 in debt but pay $23,000 to $25,000 a year. These are entry-level medical assisting and admin roles in San Antonio, and the wages reflect that. None of these programs move you into a career that reliably covers the cost of getting there.

The specific risk is the cost structure. Net price barely drops for low-income families, and if you earn under $30k you still pay $25,552 a year. Families over $110k pay $30,216. The sticker moves less than $5,000 across the entire income range, so this school does not get meaningfully cheaper because you have less money.

This is a fit only if you already work in health care and need a specific credential fast, and you can avoid the high-debt associate track. If you're paying full price hoping the salary follows, the numbers say look elsewhere.