IPEDS ID 405076

Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, Texas. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 39 awards in the trades we track: welding.

Address: 2422 Airline Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78414
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Website: scitexas.edu
Phone: (512) 437-7500
Type: Private for-profit, 2-year
Accreditor: Council on Occupational Education
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 578

Trade programs and graduates

Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.

Trade	Program (CIP)	Award levels	Awards
Welding	Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508)	Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (39)	39

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

Tuition and fees, largest program (whole program)	$18,450
Cost of attendance, per program year (incl. living costs)	$35,996
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$30,922

Trade programs this school listed among its largest, with whole-program charges for 2023-24 (IPEDS program-year charges):

Program	Tuition + fees	Books + supplies	Length	Months
Welding Technology/Welder	$14,250		700 clock hours	7

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Outcomes

College Scorecard field-of-study results for graduates who received federal aid. Fields are the broader 4-digit program family, so welding and machining share "Precision Metal Working". Earnings are medians for graduates working and not enrolled; cohorts lag several years. Scorecard reports outcomes under the school's federal aid ID, which can combine several branch campuses, so counts can exceed this campus's own graduates.

Field	Credential	Median pay, 1 yr	Median pay, 5 yrs	Median federal debt
Precision Metal Working (48.05)	Undergraduate certificate	$33,959 n=875	$43,537	$7,125

School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):

Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 63%
Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $31,200
Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $9,500

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Nearby schools with the same trades

Miller-Motte College-STVT-Corpus Christi

5.7 mi

2000 South Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi, TX · Private for-profit, under 2-year

WELD 34
AUTO 31
CDL 13

Trade grads 2023-24: 78
Largest program 2025-26: $19,790
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $34,579

Del Mar College

6.1 mi

101 Baldwin Blvd., Corpus Christi, TX · Public, 4-year

WELD 259
HVAC 128
CNST 30
A&P 23
ELEC 13
AUTO 11
DSL 11
CNC 4
BODY 2

Trade grads 2023-24: 481
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $3,440
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $42,857

Coastal Bend College

57.1 mi

3800 Charco Rd, Beeville, TX · Public, 2-year

WELD 70
HEO 30
AUTO 3

Trade grads 2023-24: 103
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $2,916
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $39,312

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 405076. How we build this list.