Southern Careers Institute-Waco

Southern Careers Institute-Waco is a private community college located in Waco, TX. It offers 7 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 3 programs).

The 2024 tuition & fees are $18,450 for undergraduate programs at Southern Careers Institute-Waco. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average costs ($20,267) of private community colleges in Texas.

It has 185 students that are lower than the average population (2,943 students) of community colleges in Texas. In addition, 1 students have enrolled online exclusively. The student to faculty ratio is 25 to 1 which is higher than the average ratio (21 to 1) of Texas community colleges.

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Academic Overview

Southern Careers Institute-Waco is a 2-4 years, private (for-profit) school located in Waco, Texas.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $18,450 on average. It offers 7 degree programs through 6 Certificate, 1 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 3 programs (2 Certificate, 1 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, private (for-profit)
Address	3700 South IH-35 Suite A, Waco, TX
Phone	512-387-7528
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$18,450
Student Population »	185 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	45%
Transfer-out Rate	4%
Retention Rate	59%
Average Financial Aid »	$3,750
Students to Faculty	25:1 (4.00%)

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2025 tuition & fees are $18,450 for undergraduate programs at Southern Careers Institute-Waco. The tuition & fees at Southern Careers Institute-Waco is cheaper than the average costs ($20,267) over private community colleges in Texas. Next table describes 2024-2025 tuition & fees at Southern Careers Institute-Waco compares to Texas community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes of tuition costs over last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. You can check more comprehensive tuition information at cost of attendance page.

Cost of Attendance

2025 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$18,450
Off-Campus Living Costs	$14,094
Average Financial Aid	$3,750
Cost of Attendance	$32,544
Total Costs After Financial Aid	$28,794

Tuition by Program

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Medical/Clinical Assistant	$18,450	-	978 Hours	9 Months
Business Administration and Management	$22,100	-	1,080 Hours	12 Months

Comparison

2025 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
Southern Careers Institute-Waco	$18,450
Private Community Colleges in Texas	$20,267
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$20,310

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Southern Careers Institute-Waco offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 3 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Certificate, 1 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	2	1	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	6	1	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	66 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 185 students at Southern Careers Institute-Waco including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 78 male students and 169 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time
Total	247	247
Male Students	78	78
Female Students	169	169

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Southern Careers Institute-Waco, there are 263 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 180 students were attending classes through distance learning (0 students are enrolled exclusively and 180 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	263
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	0
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	180
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	83

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