IPEDS ID 493992

Southern Careers Institute-Waco

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

Address: 3700 South IH-35 Suite A, Waco, TX 76706
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Website: scitexas.edu
Phone: (512) 387-7528
Type: Private for-profit, 2-year
Accreditor: Council on Occupational Education
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 185

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 (13)	13
Electrician	Electrician (46.0302)	Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (11)	11

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)	$26,968
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$22,465

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
Electrician	$14,210		720 clock hours	7
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
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (46.03)	Undergraduate certificate	$34,517 n=441	n/a	$7,125
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): 46%
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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Texas State Technical College

9.3 mi

3801 Campus Drive, Waco, TX · Public, 2-year

WELD 563
LINE 421
DSL 321
ELEC 182
A&P 179
AUTO 102
CNC 58
BODY 36
SUN 35
PLMB 28

Trade grads 2023-24: 1,925
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $8,544
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $44,239

Hill College

34.6 mi

112 Lamar Dr, Hillsboro, TX · Public, 2-year

WELD 136
AUTO 24
IMT 21
HVAC 12
CNC 1

Trade grads 2023-24: 194
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $3,570
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $42,778

Central Texas College

48.0 mi

6200 West Central Texas Expressway, Killeen, TX · Public, 2-year

HVAC 58
WELD 58
CNST 55
AUTO 18
DSL 17

Trade grads 2023-24: 206
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $3,750
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $46,742

Navarro College

54.1 mi

3200 W 7th Avenue, Corsicana, TX · Public, 4-year

WELD 56

Trade grads 2023-24: 56
In-state tuition/yr 2025-26: $3,008
Median pay 10 yrs, all: $41,527

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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 493992. How we build this list.