Private (for-profit)

Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southwest·scitexas.edu
6-yr Graduation
61%
Total enrollment
1,089
peer median 661
Avg net price
$29,173
+$4.6k vs peer
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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
61%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

21.0pp gap
Pell recipients
58%
Non-Pell
79%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 21.0-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$28,745
$30–48k$29,066
$48–75k$29,979
$75–110k$33,127
$110k+$33,531

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,173
+$4,583vs peer median $24,590
Federal loans
52.0%

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 programs11
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

8 total completions
01Business
8100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,089
12-mo unduplicated
1,636
Undergraduate
1,636
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
74%1,204
Women
26%432

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
51.4%
White
23.9%
Black
14.2%
Unknown
5.0%
Two or more
3.4%
Asian
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.30
1 offenses · 772 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.30Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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.

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-San Antonio
61%1,089$29,173
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-Corpus Christi
578$24,545
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 median61%86.8%661$24,590

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Scitexas.

What is the graduation rate at Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio?

Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio?

Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio reports a total enrollment of 1,089 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio is $29,173 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio located?

Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas 78238-4114.

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