Career Programs at Southern Careers Institute-Austin

Largest Vocational Programs

The largest vocational programs at Southern Careers Institute-Austin is Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder. Its 2023 tuition and fees are $17,900 and the national average is $18,409.

Its tuition is similar than national average of Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder program. The length of the program is 926 contact hours ( or credit hours) and the average time to complete is 9 months.

The following table shows the 6 largest vocational programs at Southern Careers Institute-Austin with tuition, fees, and completion time for each program.

6 Largest Career Programs at Southern Careers Institute-Austin
	Program	2023 Tuition & Fees	National Average	Books & Supplies Costs	Program Length	Average Completion Time
1	Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	$17,900	$18,409	-	926 Contact Hours	9 Months
2	Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	$14,900	$13,331	-	720 Contact Hours	7 Months
3	Welding Technology/Welder	$13,760	$10,695	-	700 Contact Hours	7 Months
4	Medical/Clinical Assistant	$17,900	$16,239	-	978 Contact Hours	9 Months
5	Computer and Information Sciences	$14,900	-	-	720 Contact Hours	7 Months
6	General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	$17,900	$17,541	-	800 Contact Hours	9 Months

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Southern Careers Institute-Austin is $18,450 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Southern Careers Institute-Austin offers the alternative tuition plans .

78% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,377 (exclude student loans).

Southern Careers Institute-Austin 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$18,450
Books & Supplies	-
Off-Campus Room & Board	$4,284
Off-Campus Expenses	$8,559
Average Financial Amount	$3,377

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Southern Careers Institute-Austin offers 13 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 653 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Southern Careers Institute-Austin
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	10	8	329
2 Years Certificate	3	1	296
Total	13	9	653

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

329 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
296 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
28 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (5 completers)	196 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✔	35	-
Information Technology	✔	0	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✔	124	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	19	-
Computer Support Specialist	✔	18	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	81 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	81	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	26	-
Business [+]	✔	26 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	15	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✔	0	-
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	✔	11	-
	Total	329

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	39	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	257 completers	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✔	135	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	122	-
	Total	296

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	28 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	28	-
	Total	28

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 1,070 students are attending at Southern Careers Institute-Austin. There are 116 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 73 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 25 to 1 (4.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 385 (full-time) and 79 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Southern Careers Institute-Austin is 68% and the retention rate is 64% at the school.

Southern Careers Institute-Austin 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	1,070
Graduation Rate	68%
Number of Faculty	189
Student to Faculty Ratio	25 to 1

Student Population at Southern Careers Institute-Austin

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,013 students enrolled into Southern Careers Institute-Austin. By gender, 463 male and 550 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Southern Careers Institute-Austin.

Student Population By Gender
Southern Careers Institute-Austin
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,013	463	550
Full-time	1,013	463	550

There are 316 White (31.19%), 190 Black/African American (18.76%), 428 Hispanic (42.25%), 14 Asian (1.38%), and 490 students with other races attending Southern Careers Institute-Austin. 1 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Southern Careers Institute-Austin
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,013	463	550
American Indian/Native American	8	4	4
Asian	14	10	4
Black/African American	190	91	99
Hispanic	428	191	237
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	2	1
White	316	141	175
Two More	43	16	27
Un-Known	10	7	3
Non-resident Alien	1	1	0

Southern Careers Institute-Austin offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

570 students (56.27% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 443 students (43.73% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Southern Careers Institute-Austin.

Distance Learning Student Population at Southern Careers Institute-Austin
	Number of Students
Total	1,013
Enrolled Online Exclusively	570
Enrolled Some Online Courses	443
Not in Online Courses	0

By age range, at Southern Careers Institute-Austin, 260 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.67% of total students), 89 students are aged below 20 (8.79%), 1 students are aged above 50 (0.00%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Southern Careers Institute-Austin
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,013	463	550
Age 18-19	89	53	36
Age 20-21	129	62	67
Age 22-24	131	61	70
Age 25-29	221	111	110
Age 30-34	193	75	118
Age 35-39	101	40	61
Age 40-49	148	61	87
Over 64	1	0	1

Directory and Accreditation Information

Southern Careers Institute-Austin is accredited by Council on Occupational Education (3/13/1991 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Southern Careers Institute-Austin.

1701 W Ben White Blvd, Ste 100, Austin, TX

512-437-7500

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