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Business Operations Support and Assistant Services undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at Southern Careers Institute-Austin

Name: Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma outcomes at Southern Careers Institute-Austin
Creator: U.S. Department of Education

Austin, TX · Private for-profit · Federal field 5204

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings trail the same-degree benchmark.

$3,933 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure: 23.9% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling: Not reached
10-year scenario: Withheld by data safeguards
Price evidence: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+17%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$18,214 → $21,361

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

69Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

74Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

551Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

113Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

426Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

296Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$28,748A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Additional borrowing reported for this category: 15 Parent PLUS borrowers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$25,660

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$6,861

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$28,748

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$73/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Published college costs provide the starting point.

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$25,660Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$29,968Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE52.9%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$18,214Year 1

$28,748Year 4

$21,361Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

3.0% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$2,396

Estimated loan payment$73

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$28,748 vs. $32,681

$3,933 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Order Clerks$44,280 median wageTX estimate · 5,180 jobs · 43-4151-17.5% projected U.S. growth · 6.3k openings/yrTypical entry: Some college, no degreeExecutive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$71,990 median wageTX estimate · 34,520 jobs · 43-6011+0.0% projected U.S. growth · 43.3k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentFirst-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$64,940 median wageTX estimate · 160,600 jobs · 43-1011+0.1% projected U.S. growth · 127.4k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCargo and Freight Agents$48,470 median wageTX estimate · 7,610 jobs · 43-5011+6.2% projected U.S. growth · 9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentHuman Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,540 median wageTX estimate · 5,890 jobs · 43-4161-6.2% projected U.S. growth · 7.9k openings/yrTypical entry: Associate's degreeSecretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$45,140 median wageTX estimate · 149,650 jobs · 43-6014-6.0% projected U.S. growth · 163.9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCustomer Service Representatives$40,420 median wageTX estimate · 337,170 jobs · 43-4051-5.3% projected U.S. growth · 289.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentBusiness Operations Specialists, All Other$80,820 median wageTX estimate · 104,270 jobs · 13-1199+3.9% projected U.S. growth · 98.7k openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeProduction, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,850 median wageTX estimate · 33,080 jobs · 43-5061-1.3% projected U.S. growth · 32.6k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentInsurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$49,880 median wageTX estimate · 24,470 jobs · 43-9041-1.9% projected U.S. growth · 17.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentCorrespondence Clerks$48,860 median wageTX estimate · 830 jobs · 43-4021-5.6% projected U.S. growth · 0.5k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentWord Processors and Typists$47,720 median wageTX estimate · 290 jobs · 43-9022-34.4% projected U.S. growth · 1.9k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

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