10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$460,240at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Southern Careers Institute-Austin
⌖ Austin, TX · 11 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$460,240 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
—Modeled economic break-even
−163%Modeled 10-year ROI
$27,240Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$25,660Average net price / year
$29,968Cost of attendance
$27,240Median earnings · year 5 after completion
52.9%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
746Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$23,020Year 1
$32,680Year 4
$27,240Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Computer Software and Media Applications · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$61,8652Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$45,0413Precision Metal Working · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$41,5644Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$38,5985Accounting and Related Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$33,6456Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$31,0177Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$30,2158Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$29,294Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TX
Currently operating private for-profit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
San Antonio, TX
Vogue College of Cosmetology
- Annual net price
- $24,934
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $27,480
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -163%
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
- Annual net price
- $27,306
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $27,240
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -161%
Paul Mitchell the School-Houston
- Annual net price
- $24,814
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $28,255
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -160%
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
- Annual net price
- $23,724
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $27,240
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -165%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $61,865 | $10,110 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $45,041 | $9,500 |
| Precision Metal Working | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $41,564 | $7,125 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $38,598 | $12,305 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $33,645 | $8,507 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $31,017 | $9,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $30,215 | $9,500 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $29,294 | $7,125 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $28,748 | $6,861 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $22,052 | $8,394 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Not available | $10,076 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.