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Southeastern College - Columbia Data & Information Overview

97% Acceptance Rate
Find out more about how Southeastern College - Columbia ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. Want to know more about a specific stat? Just click on its tile, and you’ll go to a page that goes more in-depth on that subject. You can also use the links below to go directly to any section on this page.

How Well Is Southeastern College - Columbia Ranked?

Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Highest Ranked Major

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Overall Quality

Southeastern College - Columbia was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Southeastern College - Columbia?

97% Acceptance Rate
96% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

Southeastern College - Columbia has an acceptance rate of 97%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Southeastern College - Columbia.

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Southeastern College - Columbia Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
79% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Southeastern College - Columbia is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Southeastern College - Columbia is 79%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  79 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Southeastern College - Columbia

85% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

Southeastern College - Columbia has a freshmen retention rate of 85%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  85 out of 100
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100

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Southeastern College - Columbia Undergraduate Student Diversity

112 Full-Time Undergraduates
67.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
86.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 193 undergraduates at Southeastern College - Columbia with 112 being full-time and 81 being part-time.

How Much Does Southeastern College - Columbia Cost?

$34,116 Net Price
80% Take Out Loans
$59,128 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Southeastern College - Columbia is $34,116. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Southeastern College - Columbia, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Southeastern College - Columbia, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $14,782 a year. That adds up to $59,128 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Southeastern College - Columbia Graduates Make?

$31,156 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Southeastern College - Columbia make about $31,156 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 37% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Southeastern College - Columbia

South Carolina State
112 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Southeastern College - Columbia is a private for-profit institution situated in Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

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Contact details for Southeastern College - Columbia are given below.

Contact Details
Address:581 Columbia Mall Boulevard, Columbia, SC 29223
Phone:803-798-8800
Website:www.sec.edu/

Southeastern College - Columbia Majors

9 Majors With Completions
250 Undergraduate Degrees
250 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 9 majors graduated from Southeastern College - Columbia. Of these students, 250 received undergraduate degrees and 250 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services52NA
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services46NA
Health & Medical Administrative Services27NA
Business Administration & Management0NA
Computer Information Systems0NA
Allied Health Professions0NA
Nursing0NA
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration0NA
Cosmetology0NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Southeastern College - Columbia along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

This is a decrease from the 7 students who took online classes the previous year.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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