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Is Southeastern College-Charlotte worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Southeastern College-Charlotte, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Southeastern College-Charlotte sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $31,548 helps, but median debt of $9,500 plus yearly net price of $30,611 creates a tighter path. For context, Southeastern College-Charlotte's net price runs about 61% 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
$35,888
/yrAverage school like this
$22,311
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $13,577 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $54,000 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 manageable, but it makes the aid offer matter a lot.
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
$30,611
Median earnings 10 years out
$31,548
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Graduation rate
69%
At Southeastern College-Charlotte, a typical graduate carries about $9,500 in student debt and earns roughly $31,548 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-Charlotte is a two year school in Charlotte, NC. 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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Worth-It Score: 50/100
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2-year
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Worth-It Score: 32/100
Median net price: $23,108
2-year
Paul Mitchell the School-Charlotte
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Worth-It Score: 48/100
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2-year
Louisburg
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Worth-It Score: 54/100
Median net price: $22,694
2-year
Aveda Institute-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Worth-It Score: 68/100
Median net price: $20,736
Common questions about Southeastern College-Charlotte
The median net price at Southeastern College-Charlotte is $30,611 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 →