Home / Southern Careers Institute / Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
6963 NW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78238 · Private for-profit 2-year · (512) 437-7500 · School website
Career programs at Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio reported 692 certificate and associate completions in 6 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in HVAC (208). College Scorecard counts 1,089 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVAC | Certificate | 942 clock hours, 9 months | $20,025 | 208 | $32,421 | |
| Welding | Certificate | 700 clock hours, 7 months | $14,250 | 187 | $25,077 | |
| Electrician | Certificate | 720 clock hours, 7 months | $14,210 | 169 | $25,267 | |
| Medical assistant | Certificate | 978 clock hours, 10 months | $18,450 | 53 | $21,645 | |
| IT support | Certificate | 720 clock hours, 10 months | $13,950 | 42 | $22,206 | |
| Billing and coding | Certificate | 926 clock hours, 10 months | $18,450 | 33 | $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
- $29,458
- 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 16 programs from Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio, listed at $650 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 |
| Automatic Restriction Removal Seminar | $650 | 9 | 1 | In-Person |
| Business Accounting Specialist | $18,450 | 806 | 33 | Distance Education |
| 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 | Distance Education |
| Cdl-b | $2,000 | 73 | 6 | Hybrid |
| CDL-B to A Upgrade Seminar | $3,500 | 140 | 10 | Hybrid |
| Electrical Technician | $14,210 | 720 | 27 | Hybrid |
| HVAC | $20,025 | 942 | 36 | Distance Education |
| HVAC Service Technician Seminar | $4,000 | 320 | 8 | Hybrid |
| Medical Assistant | $18,450 | 978 | 36 | In-Person |
| Medical Billing and Coding Specialist | $18,450 | 926 | 36 | Distance Education |
| Pipefitter I Seminar | $4,000 | 160 | 16 | In-Person |
| Welding | $13,395 | 700 | 27 | Hybrid |
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 HVAC programs within 40 miles
- Lamson InstituteSan Antonio, TX · 2.0 mi · $17,010
- Tscer LLC Dba National Technical InstituteSan Antonio Campus, TX · 3.5 mi · $7,220
- St Philip's CollegeSan Antonio, TX · 10.9 mi
- Miller-Motte College-STVT-San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 10.9 mi · $18,790
- Real Life Vocational Training InstituteSelma, TX · 23.0 mi · $2,250