Trade School Scoreboard

Southern Careers Institute-Austin

Private for-profit in Austin, TX. 5 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering cosmetology, electrician, welding, medical billing & coding and more.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate–$34,517$7,125$81
Precision Metal WorkingCertificate89$33,959$7,125$81
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate117$29,170$9,500$108
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate55$26,925$9,500$108
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate–$16,131$10,343$118

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services (certificate): graduates earned $16,131 one year out, 30% below the national median for cosmetology certificate programs ($23,061).
  • Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (certificate): graduates earned $34,517 one year out, 23% below the national median for electrician certificate programs ($44,727).
  • Precision Metal Working (certificate): graduates earned $33,959 one year out, 20% below the national median for welding certificate programs ($42,713).
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services (certificate): graduates earned $29,170 one year out, 13% below the national median for medical billing & coding certificate programs ($33,513).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.