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Austin Career Institute

Austin, Texas·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southwest·austincareerinstitute.edu

Austin Career Institute has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 86% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 102 students, and 488 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
86%
—
Total enrollment
102
peer median 245
Avg net price
$17,145
-$7.9k vs peer
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About

Austin Career Institute is a vocational institution located in Austin, Texas, offering various programs in areas such as medical assistance, electrical technology, HVAC technology, and welding. The institute caters to students including veterans and those seeking career advancements. The founding year is not mentioned.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
86%

Pell equity

21.8pp gap
Pell recipients
100%42 of 42
Non-Pell (all)
78%61 of 78
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%1 of 1
No Federal Aid
78%60 of 77

Pell recipients here graduate at a 21.8-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data3 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
3

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2018Next review Dec 2029

Action history · 9

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Mar 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,247
$30–48k$16,622
$48–75k$17,367
$75–110k$20,372
$110k+$20,372

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$17,145
-$7,948vs peer median $25,093
Federal loans
54.4%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 313 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $1.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
313
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,691,419 total
Direct Loans
$1.9M
459 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$742K
227 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
219 loan awards
Parent PLUS$97K
13 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 0.1% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-0.1pp vs 0.1% national
Borrowers in repayment
1
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Austin Career Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
102
12-mo unduplicated
488
Undergraduate
488
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
88%429
Women
12%59

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
42.2%
Black
25.5%
White
19.6%
Unknown
7.8%
Two or more
2.9%
Asian
2.0%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 51 students

3-year trend

7.872 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1

    Austin Career Institute vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Austin Career Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAustin Career Institute
    		—Open admission102$17,145—
    Advanced Career Institute
    		—Open admission664$16,795—
    Advanced Training Institute
    		No freshman cohortOpen admission605No freshman cohort—
    Automotive Training Center-Warminster
    		—Open admission302$18,088—
    Brownson Technical School
    		—Open admission307$30,513—
    Commercial Diving Technologies Institute
    		———$36,910—
    Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge
    		—Open admission282$14,183—
    Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport
    		—Open admission191$13,587—
    Divers Institute of Technology
    		—Open admission198$39,337—
    ETI School of Skilled Trades
    		—Open admission443$22,126—
    HDS Truck Driving Institute
    		—Open admission200$14,190—
    Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences
    		—Open admission146$22,148—
    HVAC Technical Institute
    		—Open admission285$20,403—
    Industrial Management Training Institute
    		—Open admission114$42,758—
    InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield
    		—Open admission183$21,536—
    InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova
    		—Open admission71$24,925—
    Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
    		—Open admission335$31,575—
    M T Training Center
    		—Open admission293$11,362—
    MotoRing Technical Training Institute
    		—81.7%124$30,141—
    Motoring Technical Training Institute
    		—99.0%312$20,255—
    National Aviation Academy of New England
    		—Open admission241$27,871—
    National Career Education
    		—Open admission515$25,380Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    National Career Institute
    		—Open admission249$25,261—
    Northeast Technical Institute
    		—Open admission74$26,546—
    Ocean Corporation
    		—Open admission192$32,280—
    Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
    		—Open admission317$32,601—
    The Fab School
    		—Open admission161$37,713—
    Peer group median—90.4%245$25,093

    Institutions like Austin Career Institute

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Austin Career Institute's comparison group.

    IPEDS
    • California

      Advanced Career Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      664
      Net price
      $16,795
    • Nevada

      Advanced Training Institute

      Grad rate
      No freshman cohort
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      605
      Net price
      No freshman cohort
    • Pennsylvania

      Automotive Training Center-Warminster

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      302
      Net price
      $18,088
    • California

      Brownson Technical School

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      307
      Net price
      $30,513
    • Florida

      Commercial Diving Technologies Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      —
      Enrollment
      —
      Net price
      $36,910
    • Louisiana

      Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      282
      Net price
      $14,183
    • Louisiana

      Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      191
      Net price
      $13,587
    • Washington

      Divers Institute of Technology

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      198
      Net price
      $39,337
    • Illinois

      ETI School of Skilled Trades

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      443
      Net price
      $22,126
    • Arizona

      HDS Truck Driving Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      200
      Net price
      $14,190
    • New Jersey

      Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      146
      Net price
      $22,148
    • Illinois

      HVAC Technical Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      285
      Net price
      $20,403
    • Connecticut

      Industrial Management Training Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      114
      Net price
      $42,758
    • California

      InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      183
      Net price
      $21,536
    • California

      InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      71
      Net price
      $24,925
    • New Jersey

      Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      335
      Net price
      $31,575
    • Texas

      M T Training Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      293
      Net price
      $11,362
    • Rhode Island

      MotoRing Technical Training Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      81.7%
      Enrollment
      124
      Net price
      $30,141
    • Massachusetts

      Motoring Technical Training Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      99.0%
      Enrollment
      312
      Net price
      $20,255
    • Massachusetts

      National Aviation Academy of New England

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      241
      Net price
      $27,871
    • Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia

      National Career Education

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      515
      Net price
      $25,380
    • New Jersey

      National Career Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      249
      Net price
      $25,261
    • Maine

      Northeast Technical Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      74
      Net price
      $26,546
    • Texas

      Ocean Corporation

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      192
      Net price
      $32,280
    • California

      Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      317
      Net price
      $32,601
    • California

      The Fab School

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      161
      Net price
      $37,713

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    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Austin Career Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Austin Career Institute.

    What is the acceptance rate at Austin Career Institute?

    Austin Career Institute has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Austin Career Institute?

    At Austin Career Institute, 86% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Austin Career Institute?

    Austin Career Institute reports a total enrollment of 102 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Austin Career Institute?

    The average net price at Austin Career Institute is $17,145 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Austin Career Institute located?

    Austin Career Institute is located in Austin, Texas 78752.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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