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Southern Careers Institute-Austin

Austin, Texas Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

Located in Austin, Texas, Southern Careers Institute-Austin is a private for-profit two-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 746 students in fall 2024. It is part of SCI Acquisitions, Inc..

Southern Careers Institute-Austin offers certificates and associate degrees across 12 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder, Welding Technology, and Medical/Clinical Assistant. It awarded 394 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Mission

Our mission is to be a leading talent producer by delivering employer-tailored training.

Mission statement as reported by Southern Careers Institute-Austin

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
746
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
394
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
12
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 12

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 3
Precision Production 1
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Engineering Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
54
Certificates under 1 year
166
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
174

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
746
Undergraduates, fall 2024
746
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,449
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
67%
Men
33%
White
33%
Hispanic or Latino
36%
Black or African American
24%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
68%
Students taking some online courses
5%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
SCI Acquisitions, Inc.
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Chief Executive Officer
Jacob Mayhew
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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