Southern Careers Institute-Pharr

Pharr, TX · Private for-profit · 629 students · Visit Website

Southern Careers Institute-Pharr offers hands-on training and certification preparation for careers in business, healthcare, and skilled trades like welding and automotive service. The school emphasizes employer-tailored training, with curriculum developed in collaboration with industry professionals. Career services include resume building, interview practice, and job placement assistance, which remains available to graduates.

Programs Analyzed

6

Avg Grad Earnings

$22,184/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

50/100

All Programs at Southern Careers Institute-Pharr

6 trade programs at Southern Careers Institute, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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56 $23,883/yr $9,500 High Very Large
729 openings/yr
IT Management
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
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52 $22,206/yr $7,125 Very High Very Large
386 openings/yr
Accounting
Accounting and Related Services
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52 $22,081/yr $8,507 Very High Very Large
451 openings/yr
Business Operations Support
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
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50 $18,214/yr $6,861 Very High Very Large
1,381 openings/yr
Medical Assisting
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
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49 $21,645/yr $9,500 Moderate Very Large
252 openings/yr
Welding & Metalworking
Precision Metal Working
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44 $25,077/yr $7,125 Low Very Large
164 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 6 trade and vocational programs at Southern Careers Institute-Pharr using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.