Inside Academics at Southern Careers Institute-Austin

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Southern Careers Institute-Austin: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Southern Careers Institute-Austin is 25 to 1, higher than the national average of 15 to 1, so some classes may be larger than at other schools. With 64% of instructors full time, Southern Careers Institute-Austin is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at Southern Careers Institute-Austin can choose from 10 majors with reported graduates spanning 5 broad fields of study.

Degrees offered at Southern Careers Institute-Austin are summarised below:

The most popular majors at Southern Careers Institute-Austin, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at Southern Careers Institute-Austin, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Southern Careers Institute-Austin offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 584 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (67% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Southern Careers Institute-Austin

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Southern Careers Institute-Austin — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty Composition at Southern Careers Institute-Austin — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation & Retention at Southern Careers Institute-Austin — how well the school retains and graduates students
• Online Learning at Southern Careers Institute-Austin — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation Detail at Southern Careers Institute-Austin — the schools accreditation and what it means