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Northwest Vista College: cost, admission and results

Northwest Vista College is a public college in San Antonio, Texas. It has about 13,993 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $3,833 a year.

At a glance

  • $3,833Net price a year
  • 27%Graduation rate
  • $46,534Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
San Antonio, Texas 78251
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Large city
Undergraduate students
13,993
Students per teacher
33 to 1
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
alamo.edu/nvc

Getting in

Northwest Vista College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Texas$3,412
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$9,952
Books and supplies$500
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$11,496
Average net price after grants and scholarships$3,833

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 73% below the median net price of colleges in Texas on this site ($14,222). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeTX medianUS median
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)27%41%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$46,534$51,026$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$8,251$18,657$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Texas and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

25% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 2% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 56% women and 44% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 25 of the 163 colleges in Texas on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,253.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Northwest Vista College?

Published tuition and fees are $3,412 a year for students from Texas and $9,952 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Northwest Vista College?

27% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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