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McAllen Careers Institute
304 South Colonel Rowe Boulevard, McAllen, TX 78501 · Private for-profit less-than-2-year · (956) 618-5800 · School website
Career programs at McAllen Careers Institute
McAllen Careers Institute reported 125 certificate and associate completions in 2 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in welding (122). College Scorecard counts 129 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | Certificate | 200 clock hours, 2 months | $5,875 | 122 | $22,029 | |
| Plumbing | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 3 | Not published |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at McAllen Careers Institute
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $17,356
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $9,500
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- McAllen Careers Institute net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
- Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
Other welding programs within 40 miles
- Southern Careers Institute-PharrPharr, TX · 1.6 mi · $14,250
- South Texas CollegeMcAllen, TX · 2.3 mi
- South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-WeslacoWeslaco, TX · 13.5 mi · $21,510
- Southern Careers Institute-HarlingenHarlingen, TX · 33.9 mi · $13,950