Program entity

Southern Careers Institute-Austin

Austin, Texas · Private for-profit institution

Address 1701 W Ben White Blvd, Ste 100, Austin, TX 78744
Phone (512) 437-7500
Website www.scitexas.edu/
Tuition (in-state) Not available
Tuition (out-of-state) Not available
Program total cost $18,450
Welding (CIP 48.0508) completions 89 (latest reported year)
AWS ATF co-located No (No AWS ATF facility found in this city+state in the AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (6.25.2025, 200 domestic facilities) -- not a gap, a computed negative match.)

Program details

What this program covers

Southern Careers Institute's Austin welding program totals 540 hours of hands-on lab training and covers SMAW, GMAW/flux-core, GTAW, oxy-fuel cutting, and pipe welding on plate and pipe. Students can earn NCCER Core, Level 1, and Level 2 certifications with exam fees included in tuition, plus an optional OSHA-10 certification. The page references grants, scholarships, loans, work-study, and military/veteran education benefits generally. Credential type (certificate/diploma) and schedule are not stated.

Processes taught SMAW/stick, GMAW/MIG, FCAW/flux-core, GTAW/TIG, oxy-fuel cutting, pipe welding
Program length 540 hours of hands-on lab training total
Certifications prepped NCCER Core, Level 1, and Level 2 (exam fee included in tuition); OSHA-10 (exam fee not included)
Financial aid Grants, scholarships, loans, work-study, military and Veteran education benefits referenced generally

Source: https://www.scitexas.edu/, retrieved 2026-08-05

Sources & provenance

Identity IPEDS Directory (HD component) via Urban Institute Education Data API (2023) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Completions IPEDS Completions (C2023_A, NCES bulk file) (2023 (2022-23 academic year)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Tuition College Scorecard institution-level bulk CSV (Most Recent Cohorts) (most-recent-cohort (exact AY not labeled in bulk file; file release timestamp 2026-06-10)) , retrieved 2026-08-04
Atf AWS ATF Domestic Site Listing PDF (aws-p-001-delivery.sitecorecontenthub.cloud/api/public/content/AWS-ATF-Domestic-Site-Listing), dated 6.25.2025, GET-fetched and parsed with pdftotext; 200 facility records extracted (city+state); co-location = program's city+state matches an ATF facility's city+state (2025 (6.25.2025 listing)) , retrieved 2026-08-04