Special Focus Two-Year: Other FieldsPrivate (for-profit)

Southern Careers Institute - Austin

Austin, Texas·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southwest·scitexas.edu
6-yr Graduation
53%
—
Total enrollment
746
peer median 240
Avg net price
$25,660
+$2.8k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
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About

Southern Careers Institute (SCI) is a private, for-profit post-secondary career and technical education institution with eight locations in Texas, US, founded in 1960. The school is accredited by the Council on Occupational Education and approved by the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
53%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

15.2pp gap
Pell recipients
49%243 of 495
Non-Pell (all)
64%106 of 165
Subsidized loan, no Pell
59%26 of 44
No Federal Aid
66%80 of 121

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 16 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 16 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
16
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

16programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data16 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
16

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.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

9
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
38%
$8,476 debt · $22,052 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$9,500 debt · $30,215 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$9,500 debt · $31,017 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
25%
$8,507 debt · $33,645 earn
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
Undergraduate Certificate · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
24%
$7,125 debt · $29,294 earn
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
24%
$6,861 debt · $28,748 earn
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
Undergraduate Certificate · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
21%
$9,500 debt · $45,041 earn
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
17%
$7,125 debt · $41,564 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1991Next review Dec 2027

Action history · 12

  1. Jul 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jun 2024Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Sep 2023Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch Approval
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Mar 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    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$25,706
$30–48k$25,222
$48–75k$25,937
$75–110k$25,652
$110k+$29,968

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,660
+$2,774vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields median $22,886
Federal loans
55.7%

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, 6,074 students received $27.1M in Pell grants, alongside $31.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6,074
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$27.1M
$27,089,762 total
Direct Loans
$31.7M
8,943 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
’20
6k
’21
6k
’22
6k
’23
6k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$11.9M
4,413 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$18.1M
4,236 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.7M
294 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 3,199 borrowers who entered repayment, 74 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,199
Defaulted
74
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
24.3%
2017
19.5%
2018
7.5%
2019
2.3%
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 Scitexas

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs12
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

54 total completions
01Health Professions
3157.4%
02Business
2342.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
746
12-mo unduplicated
1,449
Undergraduate
1,449
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
33%477
Women
67%972

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
34.4%
White
32.4%
Black
24.8%
Two or more
4.3%
Unknown
2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Asian
0.3%

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 · 1,079 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.871 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
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
    25.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    109

    Scitexas vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Scitexas selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectSouthern Careers Institute-Austin
    		53%—746$25,660Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Alaska Career College
    		——250$20,150Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Apex College of Veterinary Technology
    		——27$20,030Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Athena Career Academy
    		—78.0%516$22,886Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Carrington College-San Leandro Campus
    		—91.9%326$39,675Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Carrington College-Stockton
    		—67.6%436$37,481Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    CBT Technology Institute-Cutler Bay
    		——326$17,416Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Center for Advanced Legal Studies
    		—32.8%271$13,959Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Central Coast College
    		—95.7%631$26,667Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    College of Court Reporting Inc
    		——182$39,997Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Interactive College of Technology
    		——65$16,638Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville
    		——50$16,796Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Interactive College of Technology-Morrow
    		——117$16,844Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Long Island Business Institute
    		—73.2%—$11,166Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville
    		——195$23,535Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Miller-Motte College-Macon
    		——230$21,074Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Ohio Business College-Sandusky
    		——22$30,486Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Ohio Business College-Sheffield
    		——224$28,738Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Professional Golfers Career College
    		——70$37,351Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
    		——257$26,717Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    South Coast College
    		——306$16,534Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Peer group median53%75.6%240$22,886

    Institutions like Scitexas

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Scitexas's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Campuses

    The 7 campuses that make up Southern Careers Institute-Austin.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Southern Careers Institute-Austin

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Scitexas.

    What is the graduation rate at Southern Careers Institute-Austin?

    Southern Careers Institute-Austin reports a 6-year graduation rate of 53% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Southern Careers Institute-Austin?

    Southern Careers Institute-Austin reports a total enrollment of 746 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Southern Careers Institute-Austin?

    The average net price at Southern Careers Institute-Austin is $25,660 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Southern Careers Institute-Austin located?

    Southern Careers Institute-Austin is located in Austin, Texas 78744.

    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.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, 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 volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts 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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