Southeast Arkansas College
Public Community College in Pine Bluff, AR. Six-year graduation rate 28%. Median 10-year earnings $33,603.
Ten-year median earnings of $33,603 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. Completion is the weak point: 28% graduate within six years. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $8,600.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.26 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 28% — below national average
Academics
Only 28% finish within six years, so roughly three in four students leave without the credential. Just 44% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. A 8:1 ratio points to small classes and accessible faculty. This is a public community college, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 787 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $19,096 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. Income makes less difference than usual: $19,038 at $0–30k, $14,376 at $110k+. Grant aid is widespread — 95% of students receive it, averaging $4,891. 51% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 27 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $19,038 |
| $30–48k | $10,241 |
| $48–75k | $12,731 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | $14,376 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 403 of these 787 students, totalling $2,665,396 — an average of $6,614 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Jefferson County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation (Other - Provide unlisted or multiple justifications); School has an accreditation issue
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)