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Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
1500 N. Jackson Rd, Pharr, TX 78577 · Private for-profit 2-year · (512) 437-7500 · School website
Career programs at Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
Southern Careers Institute-Pharr reported 361 certificate and associate completions in 5 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in medical assistant (161). College Scorecard counts 596 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical assistant | Certificate | 978 clock hours, 9 months | $18,450 | 161 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Welding | Certificate | 700 clock hours, 7 months | $14,250 | 114 | $25,077 | WIOA list |
| Pharmacy tech | Certificate | 848 clock hours, 9 months | $18,450 | 35 | Not published | WIOA list |
| IT support | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 27 | $22,206 | WIOA list |
| Billing and coding | Certificate | 926 clock hours, 10 months | $18,450 | 24 | $23,883 | WIOA list |
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-Pharr
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $21,833
- 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-Pharr 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.
More Southern Careers Institute-Pharr programs on the WIOA list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse AideCertification · Online only · CIP 51.3902 | $1,770 | Competency-based or withheld | 95.3% | 70.2% | $5,293 | 148 |
| Nurse AideCertificate · In person · CIP 51.3902 | $7,491 | Competency-based or withheld | 100% | 84.4% | $4,847 | 77 |
| Nurse AideCertificate · In person · CIP 51.3902 | $6,420 | Competency-based or withheld | 98.2% | 73.2% | $4,929 | 112 |
| Nurse AideCertificate · In person · CIP 51.3902 | $2,550 | Competency-based or withheld | 96.5% | 83.5% | $6,246 | 373 |
| HVACDiploma · Online only · CIP 15.0501 | $20,025 | Competency-based or withheld | 69.9% | 48.8% | $7,941 | 682 |
| HVACDiploma · In person · CIP 15.0501 | $20,025 | Competency-based or withheld | 74.5% | 73.9% | $7,941 | 200 |
| HVACDiploma · Online only · CIP 15.0501 | $20,025 | Competency-based or withheld | 67.9% | 68.5% | $5,784 | 271 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. IPEDS does not list these program types at this campus. Matched to Southern Careers Institute-Pharr by provider name and place, by DOL's provider ID, or as another site of the school (its exact name or website, the only match in the state; "Listed at" names that site's town).
On the Texas Workforce Commission's current list
The Texas Workforce Commission's statewide eligible training provider list, updated July 8, 2026, holds 17 programs from Southern Careers Institute-Pharr, listed at $650 to $22,100 in tuition and fees.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Contact hours | Weeks | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Assistant | $13,950 | 832 | 27 | Distance Education |
| Associate of Applied Science in Management | $22,100 | 1080 | 45 | Hybrid |
| Automatic Restriction Removal Seminar | $650 | 9 | 1 | In-Person |
| Business Accounting Specialist | $18,450 | 806 | 33 | Distance Education |
| Business Administration | $18,450 | 800 | 33 | Hybrid |
| Business Administration | $18,450 | 800 | 48 | Hybrid |
| CDL Passenger Endorsement Seminar | $1,200 | 39 | 2 | Hybrid |
| CDL Refresher Seminar | $900 | 59 | 4 | Hybrid |
| Cdl-a | $5,230 | 160 | 24 | Hybrid |
| Cdl-b | $2,000 | 73 | 6 | Hybrid |
| CDL-B to A Upgrade Seminar | $3,500 | 140 | 10 | Hybrid |
| 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 |
| Nurse Aide | $1,200 | 100 | 5 | In-Person |
| Pharmacy Technician | $18,450 | 848 | 33 | In-Person |
| Welding | $14,250 | 700 | 27 | In-Person |
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).
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