Southeastern College-Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina · Also known as SES-COLA · Website
$31,156
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$31,156
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southeastern College-Columbia is a for-profit 2-year college in Columbia, South Carolina with 267 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $31,941 a year (tuition and fees $25,080). It admits 97% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $31,156 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $9,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$31,941
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$25,080
US median $11,837
Admission rate
97%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$9,500
About $101 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$31,156
Rank 3,933 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $31,941
- Tuition and fees
- $25,080
- Cost of attendance
- $39,250
- Students with a need-based grant
- 77%
- Students with federal loans
- 89%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $31,086
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $31,129
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $34,887
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $31,502
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $37,469
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $21,320 in 2021-22 to $25,080 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 97%
- Undergraduates
- 267
- Part-time students
- 24%
- Women
- 95%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 67%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 11
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,933 of 5,094 US colleges and 58 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $31,941 | $16,583 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $25,080 | $12,978 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 97% | 75% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 46% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 67% | 69% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $9,500 | $15,392 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $26,719 | $33,444 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $31,156 | $38,826 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 19% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 44% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
11 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 59 | $7,811 | $25,459 | $31,928 | $29,652 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 26 | $9,500 | $24,383 | $31,433 | $34,272 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,269 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | - | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | - | $13,013 | Withheld | $41,182 | $35,447 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Columbia and South Carolina on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in South Carolina
- Homes: Homes for sale in South Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does Southeastern College-Columbia cost?
$31,941 a year is the average net price at Southeastern College-Columbia after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $25,080, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $39,250. Families earning under $30,000 pay $31,086 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southeastern College-Columbia?
97% of applicants are admitted to Southeastern College-Columbia. The median admission rate of colleges in South Carolina is 75%.
How much do Southeastern College-Columbia graduates earn?
$31,156 a year is the median pay of former Southeastern College-Columbia students who work, 10 years after they started ($26,719 after 6 years). That ranks 3,933 of 5,094 US colleges and 58 of 78 in South Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services (Certificate) at $25,459.
How much student debt do Southeastern College-Columbia graduates have?
$9,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Southeastern College-Columbia graduates, about $101 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 89% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southeastern College-Columbia?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Southeastern College-Columbia finish within 3 years. 67% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Southeastern College-Columbia?
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services (59 certificate graduates), Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (26 certificate graduates), Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (25 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 11 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.