10-yr median earnings
$27,035
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Waco, Texas
Southern Careers Institute-Waco
Southern Careers Institute-Waco is a private for-profit institution in Waco, Texas. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 46.6%
- 150%-time completion
- $23,140
- Avg net price / yr
- $27,035
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Southern Careers Institute-Waco posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 15th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 46.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +9%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Southern Careers Institute-Waco profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
F
College Value Score
32/100
Southern Careers Institute-Waco
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$27,035
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,140
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
46.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$8,708
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
22.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$23,140
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
46.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 46.6%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Southern Careers Institute-Waco vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Southern Careers Institute-Waco ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Southern Careers Institute-Waco: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$27,035 15th percentile higher than 15% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Southern Careers Institute-Waco | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,035 | #4332 of 5103 | 15th |
| Average net price | $23,140 | #3667 of 5020 | 27th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 46.6% | #3216 of 4858 | 34th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 185 | #3719 of 5462 | 32nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
185
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
46.6%
150%-time completion
$27,035
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Southern Careers Institute-Waco ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Southern Careers Institute-Waco | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $27,035 | #268 of 324 | 17th |
| Average net price | $23,140 | #250 of 340 | 26th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 46.6% | #214 of 324 | 34th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 185 | #242 of 366 | 34th |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 268 | Southern Careers Institute-WacoThis school | $27,035 | $23,140 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Southern Careers Institute-Waco
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$22,825 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$23,445 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$24,123 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$27,247 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Southern Careers Institute-Waco - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $23,140 |
62.9%
Pell Grant Rate
58.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,708
Median Debt
$92/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Southern Careers Institute-Waco swings rather than trends
Across 5 reported years between 2019 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $18,830 to $22,657 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +8.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$18,830
Highest year
$22,657
Most recent (2023)
$22,657
5 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2019 · $20,8442023 · $22,657
Over the same years, enrollment went +201.5% (68 → 205 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2019–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
63.9%
Female
63.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$24,849
Median Earnings (6yr)
27.0%
Earning Over $25K
22.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 46.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $24,849 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $27,035 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 27.0% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 22.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $8,708 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $92/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Southern Careers Institute-Waco by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Precision Metal Working
Precision Metal Working
$41,564 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$31,017 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$30,215 median earnings
- Business Operations Suppor…
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
$28,748 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working | Certificate | 29 | $41,564 | $7,125 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 6 | $31,017 | $9,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 86 | $30,215 | $9,500 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Certificate | - | $28,748 | $6,861 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Certificate | 31 | - | $7,125 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Southern Careers Institute-Waco? ▼
Southern Careers Institute-Waco is a private for-profit institution in Waco, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 185 students.
How much do Southern Careers Institute-Waco former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Southern Careers Institute-Waco who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $27,035 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $24,849.
How much does Southern Careers Institute-Waco cost? ▼
The average net price at Southern Careers Institute-Waco is $23,140.. Median student debt at graduation is $8,708.
What is the graduation rate at Southern Careers Institute-Waco? ▼
Southern Careers Institute-Waco has a 46.6% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Southern Careers Institute-Waco worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Southern Careers Institute-Waco is $8,708, while former students earn a median of $27,035 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 32% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 22.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $92.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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