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Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
1122 Morgan Boulevard, Harlingen, TX 78550 · Private for-profit 2-year · (512) 437-7500 · School website
Career programs at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen reported 319 certificate and associate completions in 4 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in welding (125). College Scorecard counts 543 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | Certificate | 700 clock hours, 7 months | $13,950 | 125 | $25,077 | |
| Medical assistant | Certificate | 978 clock hours, 9 months | $18,450 | 109 | $21,645 | |
| HVAC | Certificate | 942 clock hours, 10 months | $20,025 | 67 | $32,421 | |
| Billing and coding | Certificate | 926 clock hours, 10 months | $18,450 | 18 | $23,883 |
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 Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $23,724
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $8,708
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $27,035
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen 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.
On the Texas Workforce Commission's current list
The Texas Workforce Commission's statewide eligible training provider list, updated July 8, 2026, holds 11 programs from Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen, listed at $2,000 to $22,100 in tuition and fees.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Contact hours | Weeks | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate of Applied Science in Management | $22,100 | 1080 | 45 | Hybrid |
| Business Accounting Specialist | $18,450 | 806 | 33 | Distance Education |
| Business Administration | $18,450 | 800 | 48 | Hybrid |
| HVAC | $20,025 | 942 | 36 | Distance Education |
| HVAC Installer Technician | $2,000 | 160 | 4 | In-Person |
| HVAC Service Technician Seminar | $4,000 | 320 | 8 | In-Person |
| Medical Assistant | $18,450 | 978 | 36 | In-Person |
| Medical Billing and Coding Specialist | $18,450 | 926 | 36 | Distance Education |
| Medical Office Specialist | $16,450 | 780 | 30 | Distance Education |
| Pipefitter I Seminar | $4,000 | 160 | 16 | In-Person |
| Welding | $14,250 | 700 | 27 | Distance Education |
Source: Texas Workforce Commission statewide eligible training provider list on data.texas.gov (programs currently approved for WIOA training accounts; no field-of-study codes, so the list is matched to the school by name and place only).
Other welding programs within 40 miles
- Hi-Tech Welding AcademyOlmito, TX · 14.3 mi · $4,200
- South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-WeslacoWeslaco, TX · 20.6 mi · $21,510
- Super Welders AcademyBrownsville, TX · 20.8 mi · $4,500
- Allied Skills Training CenterBrownsville, TX · 23.1 mi · $8,000
- Careers of AmericaBrownsville, TX · 23.1 mi · $24,100
- Super Welders Academy LLCBrownsville, TX · 23.1 mi · $4,500