Vocational Programs at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi

Number of Vocational Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
6	$18,450

Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi is Medical / Clinical Assistant and its 2024 tuition & fees are $18,450. For reference, the average tuition for the Medical / Clinical Assistant program of all trade schools in the United States is $16,239.

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
Medical / Clinical Assistant	$18,450	-	978 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$16,239	-	318 Hours	9.35 Months
Cosmetology / Cosmetologist	$18,800	-	1,000 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$16,042	-	1,375 Hours	11.73 Months
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist / Coder	$18,450	-	926 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$18,409	-	301 Hours	10.40 Months
Welding Technology / Welder	$14,250	-	700 Hours	7 Months
National Average	$10,695	-	753 Hours	9.71 Months
Pharmacy Technician / Assistant	$18,450	-	848 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$14,974	-	422 Hours	9.46 Months
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	$18,450	-	800 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$17,541	-	241 Hours	8.62 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $18,450 at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi. The total cost of attendance is $35,352 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$18,450
Books & Supplies	-
Room & Board	$9,144
Other Living Expenses	$7,758
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$35,352

¹Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi does not offer on-campus housing facilities.

Career and Vocational Programs

Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi offers 6 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. Of that, 2 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	1	1	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	3	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.

Personal and Culinary Services

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	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	56	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	142	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi. 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-Corpus Christi graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$20,600	$28,100	$18,800
7 Years After Graduation	$21,100	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$22,300	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$22,100	-	-
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 70%.

Key Academics Stats
Retention Rate	70%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	25 to 1
Student Population	470 Students
Number of Faculties	18 Faculties

On-Campus Student Services

Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi 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

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