Saluting South Texas College Celebrating Community College Month

Twenty-two-year-old Margarita Reyna, as the first in her family to attend college, knew her financially-struggling family couldn’t afford to pay for her education.

“I didn’t have the resources I needed to attend a university, but I did have a dream and STC opened doors for me,” said the STC Starr County student and member of the Student Government Association. “I am evidence that community colleges, like STC, change lives. I didn’t think I would have a future to look forward to and now I do… STC has helped me become a better student, leader and person. I’m ready to tackle the real world. I’m proud to be a Jaguar, proud to be STC.”

STC helped with financial aid and scholarship resources, and today Reyna is working on a Criminal Justice degree and dreams of specializing in the study of forensics to assist in criminal investigations.

At least 60% of STC’s traditional students receive a federal Pell Grant to help cover tuition costs and other school-related expenses, and with its low-cost tuition for in-person and online courses, college is affordable for students like Reyna.