Southeastern Institute-Charleston
Acceptance rate
98.1%
2025
Peer median 95.5%
Tuition per year
$25,080
$34,200 with room and board
Peer median $15,652
Undergraduates
226
Student-faculty ratio 15:1
Peer median 19 : 1
Graduation rate
69.7%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 69.7%
Peer median 58.8%
“Peers” are all 185 private two-year health professions schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- North Charleston, South Carolina
- Website
- www.sec.edu
- Undergraduates
- 226
- Student-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Nearest major city
- Charleston, about 6 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Charleston International Airport (CHS), about 1 mi
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Julia Corona (Executive Director)
- Phone
- 8437471279
- Address
- 4390 Belle Oaks Drive, Suite 102, North Charleston, SC 29405
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 95.5% · all 185 private two-year health professions schools in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2021: men 100.0%, women 100.0%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
104 applicants in 2025, 98.1% admitted
102 admitted 2 not admitted Yield 63.7%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard
*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes
| Major | Graduate Salary | Associate |
|---|---|---|
| Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor. | $38,132 | |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant. | $33,958 | |
| Surgical Technology/Technologist. | - | |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician. | - | |
| Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer. | - | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. | - |
Students
226 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 6:94 · Freshman retention 77.8%
- Continuing undergraduates 93
- First-year undergraduates 40
- Transfers and others 93
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (226)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 185 private two-year health professions schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
2025 cost per year
$34,200
- Undergraduate tuition
- $25,080
- Room and board
- $9,120
Peer median tuition + room and board $29,204 · all 185 private two-year health professions schools in the U.S.
Tuition rose 18% from 2022 to 2025; room and board rose -12%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$7.5M
Expenses$8.7M
Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)
Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 185 private two-year health professions schools in the U.S.
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia · 95.2 mi
U.S. News #121
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University of North Carolina--WilmingtonWilmington · 154.0 mi
U.S. News #219
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University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte · 171.0 mi
U.S. News #169
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Wofford CollegeSpartanburg · 179.4 mi
Liberal Arts #68
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Davidson CollegeDavidson · 185.6 mi
Liberal Arts #16
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Furman UniversityGreenville · 196.7 mi
Liberal Arts #57
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University of North FloridaJacksonville · 201.5 mi
U.S. News #236
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Clemson UniversityClemson · 202.7 mi
U.S. News #80
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University of GeorgiaAthens · 206.3 mi
U.S. News #52
Peer median 0.0 · all 185 private two-year health professions schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.