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Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
238 SW Military Drive, Suite 101, San Antonio, TX 78221 · Private for-profit 2-year · (512) 437-7500 · School website
Career programs at Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio reported 223 certificate and associate completions in 4 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in medical assistant (100). College Scorecard counts 584 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical assistant | Certificate | 978 clock hours, 9 months | $18,450 | 100 | Not published | |
| Cosmetology | Certificate | 1,000 clock hours, 10 months | $18,800 | 65 | $15,634 | |
| Pharmacy tech | Certificate | 848 clock hours, 9 months | $18,450 | 31 | Not published | |
| Billing and coding | Certificate | 926 clock hours, 10 months | $18,450 | 27 | $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-San Antonio
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $27,306
- 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-San Antonio 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 9 programs from Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio, listed at $1,200 to $22,100 in tuition and fees.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Contact hours | Weeks | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adminstrative Assistant | $13,950 | 650 | 27 | Distance Education |
| 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 |
| Medical Assistant | $18,450 | 978 | 36 | Distance Education |
| 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 | Distance Education |
| Pharmacy Technician | $18,450 | 848 | 33 | 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).
Other medical assistant programs within 40 miles
- Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 0.2 mi · $14,500
- The College of Health Care Professions-South San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 1.9 mi · $17,400
- Good Careers AcademySan Antonio, TX · 4.9 mi · $4,150
- San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio, TX · 6.3 mi
- Pima Medical Institute-San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 9.6 mi · $16,415
- The College of Health Care Professions-San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 10.4 mi · $18,400