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Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen

Harlingen, Texas Private for-profit 2-year Small city

Overview

Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen is a private for-profit two-year institution based in Harlingen, Texas. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 543 students. It is part of SCI Acquisitions, Inc..

Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen offers certificates and associate degrees across 8 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Welding Technology, Medical/Clinical Assistant, and Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician. It awarded 603 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 73% 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-Harlingen

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
543
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
603
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
8
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 8

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

Precision Production 1
Health Professions 3
Engineering Technologies 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3

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
73%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
17
Certificates under 1 year
341
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
245

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
543
Undergraduates, fall 2024
543
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
991
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
46%
Men
54%
White
33%
Hispanic or Latino
63%
Black or African American
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
44%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
SCI Acquisitions, Inc.
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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