Home / Welding Schools / Texas / Southern Careers Institute-Austin
Welding program at Southern Careers Institute-Austin
Austin, TX · Private for-profit 2-year · (512) 437-7500 · School website
School takes federal student aid (IPEDS) Accreditor on file: Council on Occupational Education
The program in figures
- Tuition and fees, whole programIPEDS 2024-25, certificate (12 weeks to under 1 year)
- $13,950
- Books and suppliesIPEDS 2024-25
- $300
- Listed cost
- $14,250
- LengthIPEDS
- 700 clock hours, 7 months
- CompletionsIPEDS 2023-24, all levels
- 81
- Graduates' median earnings, 1 year afterCollege Scorecard, 766 graduates
- $25,077
- Median earnings, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard
- $41,564
- Median federal debtCollege Scorecard, about $76 a month over 10 years
- $7,125
- National median, same field, 4 years afterCollege Scorecard, all schools
- $48,702
- Typical pay for welders, cutters, solderers and brazersBLS OEWS May 2025, Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
- $59,040
Every line comes from the federal file named under it. A blank means the source does not publish the figure for this program; we never estimate it.
About this program
Southern Careers Institute-Austin awarded 81 welding credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS), its third largest career program of 6 we list. Its listed tuition of $13,950 compares with a Texas median wage of $53,340 for welders, cutters, solderers and brazers (BLS, May 2025).
Compare nearby welding programs
- Austin Community College DistrictAustin, TX · 8.1 mi
- Universal Technical Institute-West TexasAustin, TX · 15.0 mi · $23,800
Welding Schools in the Austin area · Welding Schools in Texas · All programs at Southern Careers Institute-Austin · Southern Careers Institute campuses