Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen

Harlingen, TX · Private for-profit · scitexas.edu/ ↗

Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen is a private for-profit college in Harlingen, Texas, located in a small city. It enrolls 543 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Precision Metal Working, Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, and Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
543
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$27,810
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$31,200
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$9,500
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $27,810 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $31,200, about the same as the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $9,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).