Private for-profit · Community college

Southeastern College-Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina · Large city

0%
Transfer rate: $30,611
Avg net price: 77%
Grad / completion: $31,548
Median earnings

Southeastern College-Charlotte is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Charlotte, North Carolina (large city setting), enrolling 252 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 252 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 94% admitCold winters

About Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The Catawba Indians are the earliest known inhabitants of the Charlotte area. They were first encountered in the region in 1567 by the Spanish Conquistador Juan Pardo. The Charlotte region is home to many annual festivals and special events. The Carolina Renaissance Festival operates on Saturdays and Sundays each October and November. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 6 miles to Charlotte, NC
To the ocean: 153 miles
Nearest airport: 5 miles to Charlotte Douglas (CLT) · major hub

How Southeastern College-Charlotte compares

Selectivity93.7%

More selective than 31% · #6 most selective of 6 in North Carolina

Graduation rate77%

Higher than 73% · #10 of 90 in North Carolina

First-year retention73%

Higher than 51%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,548

Higher than 37% · #59 of 84 in North Carolina

Average net price$30,611

Cheaper than 7% · #89 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 62%

Undergraduate enrollment252

Larger than 50%

Percentiles compare Southeastern College-Charlotte 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 North Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women23091%
Men229%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White12%
Black69%
Hispanic12%
Other or multiracial6.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 252
Student–faculty ratio: 14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 71%
First-generation students: 52%
Students over 25: 61%
Median family income: $14,953
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $57,384

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

Cost

In-state tuition: $25,080
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,000
Total cost of attendance: $38,136
Average net price: $30,611

Admissions

Admission rate: 93.7%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 77%
First-year retention: 73%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $27,896
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $31,548
Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Students with federal loans: 91%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 26%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

77%

First-generation

69%

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

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

$30,476

$30–48k

$30,396

$48–75k

$31,707

$75–110k

$29,567

$110k+

$36,136

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.

25%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$6,568

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 25% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,568. 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 69 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): $31,548
Typical debt at graduation: $9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 30%
Out-earn a HS grad: 37%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 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

$30,260

Men

$37,751

Men out-earn women by $7,491 (25%) 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: 32°F
Annual rain: 43.6″
Annual snow: 3.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Charlotte Douglas AP, NC US station (6 mi from campus).

What Southeastern College-Charlotte graduates study — and earn

Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCert.

58 grads$19k 1 yr$24k 5 yr$13k debt

58$18,788$24,334$13,000 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

53 grads$30k 1 yr$33k 5 yr$13k debt

53$30,453$33,433$12,890 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

23 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

23———Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

9 grads$28k 1 yr$32k 5 yr$14k debt

9$27,644$31,999$13,692

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.