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Jose Maria Vargas University

Pembroke Pines, Florida Private for-profit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Pembroke Pines, Florida, Jose Maria Vargas University is a private for-profit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 112 students in fall 2024, including 101 undergraduates and 11 graduate students.

Jose Maria Vargas University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 10 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical/Clinical Assistant, Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician, and Early Childhood Education and Teaching. It awarded 41 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Mission

Jose Maria Vargas University is a postsecondary institution that provides quality academic and career-oriented programs at the certificate, undergraduate, and graduate levels in traditional and online delivery formats.

Mission statement as reported by Jose Maria Vargas University

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
112
Students enrolled
41
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
10
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 10

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 3
Education 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Psychology 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
12
Associate degrees
12
Master's degrees
2
Certificates under 1 year
4
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
11

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
112
Undergraduates, fall 2024
101
Graduate students, fall 2024
11
Full-time, fall 2024
66%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
532
Undergraduates, 2024-25
377
Graduate students, 2024-25
155
Full-time, 2024-25
10%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
95%
Men
5%
Hispanic or Latino
98%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
79%
Students taking some online courses
21%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions
President
Alicia F. Parra
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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