Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at Southeastern College-Charleston

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Graduation

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Students to Faculty Ratio

The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 77.20% where the last year rate was 67%.

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 83.30% for full-time students and 60.90% for part-time students.

Graduation Rate Changes

The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 77.20% where the current academic year rate is 67%.

The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Southeastern College-Charleston over the past 10 years (2015-2025).

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-16 87%0%0%
2016-17 97%0%0%
2017-18 92%0%0%
2018-19 66%86%63%
2019-20 64%100%56%
2020-21 52%0%56%
2021-22 95%100%95%
2022-23 83%0%83%
2023-24 69%0%76%
2024-25 67%0%68%
Average77.20%28.60%49.70%
Southeastern College-Charleston Graduation Rate Changes Chart

Transfer-out Rate Changes

The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 0.60% where the current year rate is 0%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Southeastern College-Charleston from 2017 to 2025.

YearTransfer-out Rate
2017-183%
2018-190%
2019-200%
2020-210%
2021-220%
2022-230%
2023-243%
2024-250%
Average0.60%

Retention Rate Changes

The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 83.30% for full-time students and 60.90% for part-time students.

The following table shows the changes of retention rate at Southeastern College-Charleston from 2015 to 2025.

YearFull-timePart-time
2015-1682%75%
2016-1772%66%
2017-1880%65%
2018-1997%69%
2019-2081%48%
2020-2194%50%
2021-2287%38%
2022-2380%71%
2023-2482%64%
2024-2578%63%
Average83.30%60.90%

Student to Faculty Ratio Changes

The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 15 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Southeastern College-Charleston since 2025.

YearStudent to Faculty Ratio
2015-168:1
2016-178:1
2017-189:1
2018-199:1
2019-2012:1
2020-2114:1
2021-2214:1
2022-2312:1
2023-2413:1
2024-2515:1
Average11.40:1

Ratings & Review

  1. D
    Dr.WhistleBlows (Faculty or Staff)
    SHAM! A Disgrace. Blatant robbery of low-income students!

    This is a sham, preying on low income individuals. The higher-ups are disconnected from EVERYTHING and have no idea what they are doing. It is a DISGRACE of an educational institution. They lie to students before admittance about accreditation! We need a new word for ILLEGAL!

    Dr.WhistleBlows does not recommend the school.

  2. M
    Mrs. J (Faculty or Staff)
    Think Twice!!!

    There is virtually zero diversity at SEC. I have taught cohorts with zero Caucasian or Asian students. I find it questionable that 99% of the class body is African-American. In all transparency, the reason for this is the outstanding cost of tuition, the ease of securing enrollment, and praying on lower-income students for enrollment in this “for profit” institution. They can not keep instructors, there is no organization and even less oversight by the deans and presidents. There is no care for instructors, and even less for the students. There needs to be some serious audits done of these schools and their various programs. Some lack proper accreditation, which is to be expected for brand new programs, however this is never disclosed to the students and they are told they are fully accredited in their programs when only SEC’s prerequisites have full accreditation. I’m not sure all employees are even aware of this, which should raise a big red flag regarding the honesty and accountability of this so-called “institution”. Think twice before working or enrolling here, and weigh your options!

    Mrs. J does not recommend the school.