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Southeast Community College Area

Lincoln, NE 6,773 Undergrads 34.6% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$13,186
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,171
After Aid
Median Earnings
$54,277
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,171
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$54,277
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Warning: This school's reported earnings inflated significantly (+25%) when the Dept of Education excluded non-graduates from the dataset. Take caution when comparing.
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$43,405
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate34.6%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age24.4
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time50.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS67.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 2 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$574k
+$59k
+$90k
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$557k
+$42k
+$73k
Full Cost$13k/yr
+$550k
+$34k
+$66k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
27
∞
Median Cost$9k/yr
30
433%
Full Cost$13k/yr
31
271%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return622%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return113%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,930
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,994
Earnings (4yr)
$40,687
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,473
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,260
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$42,728
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Median Debt
$7,013
Earnings (4yr)
$40,767
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,492
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
CertCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,436
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$37,092
Natl Median: $52,118
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,133
Earnings (4yr)
$49,838
Natl Median: $56,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$82k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,627
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$90k

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$8,250
Earnings (4yr)
$48,497
Natl Median: $47,825
Lifetime Value Added
+$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,438
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,380
Earnings (4yr)
$45,603
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$12k
Median Debt
$12,878
Earnings (4yr)
$62,411
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$150k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$40,880
Natl Median: $59,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$46,317
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$36,464
Natl Median: $37,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,519
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,235
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
$18,520
Earnings (4yr)
$62,546
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Median Debt
$14,463
Earnings (4yr)
$39,876
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$34,561
Natl Median: $39,605
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,706
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$54,148
Natl Median: $55,895
Lifetime Value Added
+$72k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
$9,907
Earnings (4yr)
$72,418
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
+$241k
Median Debt
$8,750
Earnings (4yr)
$114,693
Natl Median: $67,276
Lifetime Value Added
+$619k
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,531
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$55,951
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,462
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Median Debt
$15,188
Earnings (4yr)
$34,684
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Natl Median: $73,593
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
$9,569
Earnings (4yr)
$47,304
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Median Debt
$21,438
Earnings (4yr)
$37,466
Natl Median: $40,734
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
$10,938
Earnings (4yr)
$63,811
Natl Median: $56,451
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,993
Natl Median: $77,094
Lifetime Value Added
+$264k
Median Debt
$19,286
Earnings (4yr)
$79,175
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$302k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
$10,187
Earnings (4yr)
$63,090
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.