Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
Harlingen, Texas · Website
$27,035
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$27,035
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen is a for-profit 2-year college in Harlingen, Texas with 543 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $23,724 a year. 60% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $27,035 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $8,708 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$23,724
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
60%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$8,708
About $92 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$27,035
Rank 4,318 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $23,724
- Cost of attendance
- $28,757
- Students with a need-based grant
- 72%
- Students with federal loans
- 61%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $23,735
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $23,036
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,836
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,757
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 543
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 45%
- Students per teacher
- 25
- Completion rate
- 60%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 7
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,318 of 5,094 US colleges and 261 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $23,724 | $18,447 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,940 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 60% | 59% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 74% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $8,708 | $10,667 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $24,849 | $32,765 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $27,035 | $38,474 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 18% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 39% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
7 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 168 | $7,125 | $25,077 | $41,564 | $48,702 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 140 | $9,500 | $21,645 | $30,215 | $34,272 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 76 | $9,500 | $32,421 | $45,041 | $45,268 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 35 | $9,500 | $23,883 | $31,017 | $35,447 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 22 | $6,861 | $18,214 | $28,748 | $32,681 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineCertificate | Certificate | 6 | $8,507 | $22,081 | $33,645 | $44,589 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Harlingen and Texas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Texas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen cost?
$23,724 a year is the average net price at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,757. Families earning under $30,000 pay $23,735 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen?
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen graduates earn?
$27,035 a year is the median pay of former Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen students who work, 10 years after they started ($24,849 after 6 years). That ranks 4,318 of 5,094 US colleges and 261 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Certificate) at $32,421.
How much student debt do Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen graduates have?
$8,708 is the median federal student loan debt of Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen graduates, about $92 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 61% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen?
60% of first-time, full-time students at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen finish within 3 years. 73% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen?
Precision Metal Working (168 certificate graduates), Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (140 certificate graduates), Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (76 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 7 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.