10-yr median earnings
$24,251
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · San Antonio, Texas
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio is a private for-profit institution in San Antonio, 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.
- 63.2%
- 150%-time completion
- $22,633
- Avg net price / yr
- $24,251
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 9th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 63.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +13%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio 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
38/100
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio
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
$24,251
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$22,633
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
63.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A
$7,273
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
21.3%
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
$22,633
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
63.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 63.2%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio 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 Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio 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.
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$24,251 9th percentile higher than 9% 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 | Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $24,251 | #4629 of 5103 | 9th |
| Average net price | $22,633 | #3578 of 5020 | 29th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 63.2% | #1960 of 4858 | 60th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 21 | #5313 of 5462 | 3rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
21
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
63.2%
150%-time completion
$24,251
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $24,251 | #284 of 324 | 12th |
| Average net price | $22,633 | #240 of 340 | 29th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 63.2% | #119 of 324 | 63rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 21 | #350 of 366 | 4th |
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 |
| 284 | Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San AntonioThis school | $24,251 | $22,633 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $22,633 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $22,598 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $22,856 |
98.9%
Pell Grant Rate
92.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$7,273
Median Debt
$77/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio rose +29.8% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $17,340 in 2013 to $22,508 in 2023, a rise of $5,168 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $17,3402023 · $22,508
Over the same years, enrollment went -90.4% (230 → 22 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
90.5%
Female
71.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$21,497
Median Earnings (6yr)
23.5%
Earning Over $25K
21.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 63.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $21,497 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $24,251 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 23.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 21.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $7,273 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $77/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 54 | $23,567 | $7,387 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio? ▼
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio is a private for-profit institution in San Antonio, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 21 students.
How much do Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $24,251 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $21,497.
How much does Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio cost? ▼
The average net price at Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio is $22,633.. Median student debt at graduation is $7,273.
What is the graduation rate at Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio? ▼
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio has a 63.2% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio is $7,273, while former students earn a median of $24,251 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 30% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 21.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $77.
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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