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Is Southeastern College-Charleston worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Southeastern College-Charleston, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Southeastern College-Charleston sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $30,737 helps, but median debt of $9,500 plus yearly net price of $31,105 creates a tighter path. For context, Southeastern College-Charleston's net price runs about 65% above the typical 2-year, private for-profit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 145 similar 2-year, private for-profit schools
This school
$36,804
/yrAverage school like this
$22,311
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $14,493 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $58,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$31,105
Median earnings 10 years out
$30,737
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Graduation rate
68%
At Southeastern College-Charleston, a typical graduate carries about $9,500 in student debt and earns roughly $30,737 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $108 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Southeastern College-Charleston is a two year school in North Charleston, SC. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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2-year
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2-year
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie
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2-year
North-West College-Pomona
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Worth-It Score: 62/100
Median net price: $30,851
Common questions about Southeastern College-Charleston
The median net price at Southeastern College-Charleston is $31,105 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →