by our College Data Analytics TeamA large number of students will not be asked to pay the advertised price of a school. Instead, they will be provided a financial aid package that will include a combination of scholarships, grants, loans, and work-study. The total price of attendance at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen can feel overwhelming, but bear in mind that many students receive some sort of financial aid.
What financial aid options can Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen offer, and what will you qualify for? Keep reading for more information. Keep going to see how much school funding could be available to you.
How much aid you qualify for depends largely on your family’s financial circumstances. Use the information below to understand how much financial assistance you may get from Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Bear in mind that not all aid is equal, and the amount any one student receives can vary widely.
Looking at the entering class at Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen, 88% of first-year full-time students received aid of some kind (about 485 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 85% | $4,799 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 13% | $1,281 |
| Federal Pell grants | 84% | $4,603 |
| State/local grants | 0% | — |
| Federal student loans | 68% | $5,826 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Here, around 79% of undergraduates were awarded grant or scholarship aid averaging $4,456 (for some 660 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 79% | $4,456 |
| Federal Pell grants | 72% | $4,349 |
| Federal student loans | 61% | $5,439 |
On-campus students receiving title-IV aid were awarded grants averaging $5,033.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $22,915 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $24,372 |
| Over $75,000 | $28,245 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
The net price strips out grant and scholarship aid from the sticker price to show roughly what families really pay.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $23,724 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $23,167 |
To get a personalized net price estimate, try Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen’s net price calculator: prospect.studentaidprocess.com/saintprospect/(S(ocmfllhcnha2l4egndtg2dgp))/netpricecalculator?corpid=64.
The median federal debt load at Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen comes to $7,389 of federal borrowing.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $7,389 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $8,708 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $92.32/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
The median alone does not show how widely outcomes vary across the student body. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $2,687 |
| 25th percentile | $4,750 |
| 75th percentile | $9,500 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $9,500 |
Median debt varies by family income, by first-generation status, and by dependency status.
Debt by Income Tier
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,421 |
| Middle income | $7,125 |
| High income | $5,500 |
First-Gen vs Continuing-Gen Median Debt
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,389 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,319 |
By Dependency Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $7,125 |
| Independent students | $7,917 |
The Department of Education computes summary indicators that describe debt outcomes at a glance. Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen.
Stafford loans make up the bulk of federal direct lending to undergraduates. Below is the annual Stafford program activity at Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 38732 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $277,422,257 |
Military-affiliated students can tap the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 44 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $483,497 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $10,989 |
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