10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$460,240at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Southern Careers Institute-Austin
⌖ Austin, TX · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$460,240 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−163%Modeled 10-year ROI
$27,240Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Council on Occupational Education
- Main award level
- Certificates
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Open admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$25,660Average net price / year
$29,968Cost of attendance
$8,708Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$92/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$27,240Median earnings · year 5 after completion
52.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
746Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$23,020Year 1
$32,680Year 4
$27,240Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Computer Software and Media Applications · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$61,8652Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,0413Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,5644Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$38,5985Accounting and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,6456Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,0177Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,2158Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,294Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Computer Software and Media ApplicationsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $61,865 reported+49%vs same-degree national median$10,110federal debt2Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $45,041 reported-1%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt3Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $30,215 reported-12%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt4Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $28,748 reported-12%vs same-degree national median$6,861federal debt5Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $31,017 reported-12%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt6Precision Metal WorkingUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $41,564 reported-15%vs same-degree national median$7,125federal debt
Comparable colleges in TX
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
San Antonio, TX
Vogue College of Cosmetology
- Annual net price
- $24,934
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $27,480
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -163%
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
- Annual net price
- $27,306
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $27,240
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -161%
Paul Mitchell the School-Houston
- Annual net price
- $24,814
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $28,255
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -160%
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
- Annual net price
- $23,724
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $27,240
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -165%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $61,865 | $10,110 | Not reported |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,041 | $9,500 | 29 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,564 | $7,125 | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $38,598 | $12,305 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,645 | $8,507 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $31,017 | $9,500 | 85 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,215 | $9,500 | 47 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $29,294 | $7,125 | Not reported |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $28,748 | $6,861 | Not reported |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $22,052 | $8,394 | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $10,076 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.