unitid 444866 · Columbia, SC · private for-profit 2-year · suburb (large)
Southeastern College-Columbia
- enrollment 2023
- 426
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private for-profit 2-years
The record
admission rate
97%
78th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
undergraduates
267
45th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
Pell share
77%
undergrads on Pell grants
87th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
completion
67%
finish within 150% time
50th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$39,250
94th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
avg net price / yr
$31,941
after aid, aided students
85th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$31,156
after entry, Title IV students
34th pctl among private for-profit 2-years
median grad debt
$9,500
32nd pctl among private for-profit 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $31,086 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private for-profit 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k70%
- 30-48knot reported
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $14,897
- First-generation students
- 57%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $25,080
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services. | 59 | $27,932 | $14,211 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 26 | $26,503 | $12,187 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 25 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 6 | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 2 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 0 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 0 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 0 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 0 | — | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | — | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | — | $30,324 | $16,816 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.