Private (for-profit)

Southeastern College-Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·sec.edu
6-yr Graduation
77%
Total enrollment
252
peer median 252
Avg net price
$36,058
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
221
221 candidates competed
Admitted
207
93.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
124
59.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
77%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
75%
Non-Pell
81%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 8 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data8 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
8

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$9,500 debt · $36,649 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$9,500 debt · $37,067 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2001Next review Feb 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 1

  1. May 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$35,583
$30–48k$35,703
$48–75k$36,746
$75–110k$39,133
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$36,058
vs peer median $36,058
Federal loans
93.0%
In-state tuition
$24,184
Out-of-state
$24,184

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 560 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $4.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
560
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,491,242 total
Direct Loans
$4.2M
1,084 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
525 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.3M
526 loan awards
Parent PLUS$290K
33 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 258 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
258
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.8%
2017
18.7%
2018
16.1%
2019
2.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at SEC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

22 total completions
01Health Professions
22100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
252
12-mo unduplicated
601
Undergraduate
601
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
8%48
Women
92%553

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
65.9%
White
14.8%
Hispanic
11.1%
Two or more
3.7%
Unknown
3.7%
Asian
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
7.04
1 offenses · 142 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago7.04Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
16

Frequently asked questions about Southeastern College-Charlotte

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SEC.

What is the graduation rate at Southeastern College-Charlotte?

Southeastern College-Charlotte reports a 6-year graduation rate of 77% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Southeastern College-Charlotte?

Southeastern College-Charlotte reports a total enrollment of 252 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Southeastern College-Charlotte?

The average net price at Southeastern College-Charlotte is $36,058 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Southeastern College-Charlotte?

Southeastern College-Charlotte's yield rate is 59.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Southeastern College-Charlotte located?

Southeastern College-Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina 28217.

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