Is Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio worth it?

San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit · 2-year · Campus of Southern Careers Institute

Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio is a private for-profit, two-year institution in San Antonio, Texas (large city), part of the Southern Careers Institute system. It awarded 259 degrees and certificates in 2024, most often in medical assistant, cosmetology and pharmacy technician.

Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio is part of Southern Careers Institute

Employer, job title and found-employed figures are reported for the whole system, not for this campus. Federal data on this page is for this campus only.

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Federal data

Federal context for Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio

Published by the federal government for federally aided students. It does not say which employers hire graduates.

Median earnings 1 year after

$23,020

Median earnings 4 years after

$32,680

Median earnings 10 years after

$27,035

Average net price

$27,306

Completion rate

53%

Completions (2024)

259

Years to pay back

3.3 years

Students (undergrad)

584

Median earnings after completing, by program

ProgramCredentialMedian earnings, 1yrMedian earnings, 4yrGraduates counted
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate certificate$21,645$30,2151,868
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate certificate$23,883$31,017608
Accounting and Related ServicesUndergraduate certificate$22,081$33,645344
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesUndergraduate certificate$15,634$22,052152
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate certificate$18,214$28,74843
Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociateN/AN/AN/A

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release, and IPEDS. Earnings cover federally aided students only, so they do not cover every graduate.

Awards conferred, by program

Awards conferred in 2024, from IPEDS completions.
ProgramAward levelAwards
Medical/Clinical AssistantCertificate 1-2 yrs100
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, GeneralCertificate 1-2 yrs65
Pharmacy Technician/AssistantCertificate 12 weeks to 1 yr31
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/CoderCertificate 1-2 yrs27
General Office Occupations and Clerical ServicesCertificate 12 weeks to 1 yr14
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingCertificate 12 weeks to 1 yr7
Medical Office Assistant/SpecialistCertificate 12 weeks to 1 yr6
Business Administration and Management, GeneralAssociate5
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, GeneralCertificate 12 weeks to 1 yr4

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Sources: federal figures for Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio. Federal figures from College Scorecard and IPEDS. Occupation pay from Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS for Texas. Counts under 10 are not published.

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