Vocational Programs at Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio (San Antonio, TX)

Number of Vocational Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
8	$20,025

Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio is Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology / Technician and its 2024 tuition & fees are $20,025. For reference, the average tuition for the Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology / Technician program of all trade schools in the United States is $13,584.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology / Technician	$20,025	-	942 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$13,584	-	512 Hours	9.97 Months
Welding Technology / Welder	$14,250	-	700 Hours	7 Months
National Average	$10,695	-	753 Hours	9.71 Months
Electrician	$14,210	-	720 Hours	7 Months
National Average	$15,963	-	587 Hours	11.99 Months
Medical / Clinical Assistant	$18,450	-	978 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$16,239	-	318 Hours	9.35 Months
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist / Coder	$18,450	-	926 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$18,409	-	301 Hours	10.40 Months
Computer Support Specialist	$13,950	-	720 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$22,337	-	667 Hours	14.29 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $20,025 at Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio. The total cost of attendance is $35,181 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$20,025
Books & Supplies	-
Room & Board	$9,144
Other Living Expenses	$6,012
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$35,181

¹Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio does not offer on-campus housing facilities.

Career and Vocational Programs

Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio offers 8 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	3	1	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	5	3	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	155	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	99	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	156	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	62	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	141	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $20,600 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $24,400 for Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$20,600	$28,100	$18,800
7 Years After Graduation	-	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$22,300	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	-	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$24,400	$34,200	$22,000

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The The students to faculty ratio is 25 to 1 an the retention rate is 69%.

Key Academics Stats
Retention Rate	69%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	25 to 1
Student Population	772 Students
Number of Faculties	18 Faculties

On-Campus Student Services

Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

Certificate Programs at Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio