by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview lays out the cost of attending Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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The net price is the real out-of-pocket cost — what families pay after grant and scholarship aid is applied. It is usually a better planning number than the sticker cost above.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $29,343.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $24,545.00 |
Net price is not the same for every family — it falls as financial need rises and grant aid increases. Below, average net price is broken out by family income:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $24,167.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $24,786.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $24,159.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $28,204.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $27,497.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi Net Price Calculator, or get in touch with the financial aid office.
Want to know how that aid is awarded? See the financial aid page.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi stands at $7,389.00, placing the school in the Very Low (<$10k) burden tier.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,687.00 |
| 25th | $4,750.00 |
| Median (50th) | $7,389.00 |
| 75th | $9,500.00 |
| 90th | $9,500.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Read the complete debt breakdown on the student loan debt page.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,421.00 |
| Middle income | $7,125.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
Low-income borrowers graduate with $1,921.00 in extra median debt compared with high-income peers.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,389.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,319.00 |
First-gen students at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi graduate with $70.00 more than continuing-generation graduates.
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi stands at $264.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The default-rate classification at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 17.5% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi total $277,422,257.00 covering 38,732 recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs including the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Department of Defense Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 34 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $7,156.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the veteran aid breakdown.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi, the questions below are worth your time:
Use the pages below to go deeper on a specific part of the cost story:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.