by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview lays out the cost of attending Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio, spanning what it costs to attend, projected costs over a degree, net price, debt outcomes, and aid equity.
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Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. This is the more honest cost figure for most families, since it accounts for institutional and federal aid.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $27,306.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $26,782.00 |
Net price is far from uniform: lower-income families typically pay much less after aid. Here is the average net price for each family-income range:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $26,572.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $26,131.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $29,038.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $27,671.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $30,619.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the financial aid page.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio stands at $7,389.00, placing the school in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-load classification.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| 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.
Dig deeper into debt on the student loan debt detail.
Family income tracks closely with debt at graduation. The breakdown below segments borrowers by family income at entry:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $7,421.00 |
| Middle income | $7,125.00 |
| High income | $5,500.00 |
Borrowers from lower-income families leave school with $1,921.00 more than graduates from high-income families.
First-generation students frequently graduate with different debt than continuing-generation students.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $7,389.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $7,319.00 |
First-generation graduates from Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio take on $70.00 in additional median debt versus continuing-generation peers.
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 Pell-versus-non-Pell median debt difference at Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio works out to $264.00. The Department of Education flags this school for a Pell-debt-inequity pattern.
The federal default-rate classification for Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 17.5% |
To give some context for these rates, Stafford loans disbursed at Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio total $277,422,257.00 spread across 38,732 loan recipients.
Veteran and active-military students often access dedicated federal aid programs such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 25 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $7,562.00 |
Read more about military and veteran aid on the college veterans page.
Beyond the data above, it helps to ask a few questions when weighing Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio, keep these questions in mind:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
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.