Private (for-profit)

Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southwest·scitexas.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
Total enrollment
578
peer median 652
Avg net price
$24,545
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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.

Overall completion
64%
Full-time retention
63%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
53%
Non-Pell
70%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$24,167
$30–48k$24,786
$48–75k$24,159
$75–110k$28,204
$110k+$27,497

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,545
vs peer median $24,588
Federal loans
68.4%

Student loan default rate

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

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.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

7 total completions
01Business
7100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
578
12-mo unduplicated
863
Undergraduate
863
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
21%180
Women
79%683

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
64.0%
White
29.3%
Black
3.2%
Two or more
1.4%
Unknown
1.2%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 470 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    1
    Stalking
    1 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    25.0:1

    Scitexas vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Scitexas selected for federal comparison reporting.

    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-Corpus Christi
    64%578$24,545
    All-State Career School
    886$19,820
    Arizona College-Glendale
    403$26,925
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta
    824$24,592
    Blue Cliff College-Metairie
    291$22,581
    Central Oklahoma College
    477
    College of Health Care Professions
    631$28,520
    Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp
    169$19,291
    Dorsey College
    643$22,079
    Dorsey College-Roseville
    437$23,871
    Florida Education Institute
    318$36,440
    FVI School of Nursing and Technology
    73.6%661$26,818
    Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute
    689$22,180
    MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis
    1,144$26,584
    MyComputerCareer at Raleigh
    1,466$26,317
    NASCAR Technical Institute
    1,345$24,587
    New Professions Technical Institute
    514$39,944
    North-West College-Riverside
    100.0%717$29,106
    Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville
    631$16,706
    Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
    543$23,167
    Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
    596$21,588
    Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
    584$26,782
    UEI College-Gardena
    1,332$26,611
    Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
    1,957$27,139Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
    Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc
    954$24,588
    Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
    2,632$20,819
    Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
    1,335$23,864
    Valley College-Cleveland
    887$30,096
    Peer group median64%86.8%652$24,588

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Scitexas.

    What is the graduation rate at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi?

    Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi?

    Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi reports a total enrollment of 578 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

    The average net price at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi is $24,545 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi located?

    Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi is located in Corpus Christi, Texas 78414.

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