Private for-profit · Community college

Southeastern College-Boynton Beach

Boynton Beach, Florida · Large suburb

1%
Transfer rate
$28,820
Avg net price
88%
Grad / completion
$41,200
Median earnings

Southeastern College-Boynton Beach is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Boynton Beach, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 563 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 563 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 87% admitMild wintersNear the coast

About Boynton Beach, Florida

Boynton Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. A complex of mounds west of present-day Boynton Beach and near the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge includes shards of pottery possibly from 150 BCE. Boynton Beach has an arts district. It was named as one of South Florida's "emerging neighborhoods" by the South Florida Business Journal in 2017. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
3 miles
Nearest airport
1 mile to President Donald J. Trump (PBI) · major hub

How Southeastern College-Boynton Beach compares

Selectivity87.0%

More selective than 45% · #6 most selective of 15 in Florida

Graduation rate88%

Higher than 87% · #33 of 211 in Florida

First-year retention67%

Higher than 37%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,200

Higher than 73% · #27 of 171 in Florida

Average net price$28,820

Cheaper than 10% · #176 cheapest of 207 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$19,000

Lower than 7%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment563

Larger than 64%

Percentiles compare Southeastern College-Boynton Beach with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

563undergrads
  • Women47083%
  • Men9317%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White8.0%
  • Black56%
  • Hispanic25%
  • Asian1.1%
  • Other or multiracial9.6%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
563
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
77%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
60%
Median family income
$16,491
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$57,870

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$24,480
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,000
Total cost of attendance
$37,884
Average net price
$28,820

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate
87.0%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
88%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
1%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,935
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,200
Median debt at graduation
$19,000
Students with federal loans
94%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
20%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
88%
Low-income (Pell)
65%
First-generation
66%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (564 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$27,640
$30–48k
$28,642
$48–75k
$31,771
$75–110k
$35,910
$110k+
$34,397

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

74%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,581
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 74% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,581. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 109 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$41,200
Typical debt at graduation
$19,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
46%
Out-earn a HS grad
46%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.6 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$39,211
Men
$46,176

Men out-earn women by $6,965 (18%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
58°F
Annual rain
61.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, West Palm Beach Intl AP, FL US station (1.5 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.