Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
For-profit College in Harlingen, TX. Six-year graduation rate 60%. Median 10-year earnings $27,035.
Students who entered Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen reach a median of $27,035 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 60% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $8,708.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.32 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 60%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 73% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. At 25:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 837 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $23,651 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($23,735 versus $28,245), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 79% of students receive grant aid, averaging $4,456 — common but not automatic. Borrowing is widespread: 61% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 550 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $23,735 |
| $30–48k | $23,036 |
| $48–75k | $23,836 |
| $75–110k | $28,757 |
| $110k+ | $28,245 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 512 of these 837 students, totalling $2,784,856 — an average of $5,439 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Cameron County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)