Program entity

Southern Careers Institute-Waco

Waco, Texas · Private for-profit institution

Address 3700 South IH-35 Suite A, Waco, TX 76706-3756
Phone (512) 387-7528
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 27 (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 welding program totals 540 hours of hands-on lab training and covers SMAW, GTAW/TIG, MIG, and flux-core arc welding, plus oxy-fuel, air-carbon, and plasma arc cutting. The program page states it prepares students for NCCER Core, Level 1, and Level 2, OSHA-10 (additional fee), 14 career skill badges, and 4 career certifications. Grants, scholarships, loans, work-study, and military/veteran education benefits are noted as available, though not all SCI programs qualify for federal grants. The page lists eight campuses, including this one, without campus-specific program variations.

Processes taught SMAW; GTAW/TIG; MIG (GMAW); flux-core arc welding (FCAW); oxy-fuel cutting; air-carbon and plasma arc cutting
Credential types Career certifications/skill badges (page references preparation for 4 career certifications and 14 career skill badges; no diploma or degree stated)
Program length 540 hours of hands-on welding lab training across multiple courses (e.g., Gas Tungsten Arc Welding course: 80 lab hours + 20 outside hours)
Certifications prepped NCCER Core, Level 1, and Level 2; OSHA-10 (additional exam fee)
Financial aid Grants, scholarships, loans, work-study, and military/veteran education benefits noted as available; not all SCI programs eligible for federal grants

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