Arkansas · Public · Predominantly certificates

Southeast Arkansas College

Pine Bluff, Arkansas. 748 undergraduate students. 48 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Southeast Arkansas College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+35%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Southeast Arkansas College rose 35% between 2021 and 2024 ($3.9k → $5.2k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+271%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Southeast Arkansas College rose 271% between 2009 and 2010 (4.0% → 14.9%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+28%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Southeast Arkansas College rose 28% between 2021 and 2024 ($6.7k → $8.7k).

COMPLETION DROP · TRENDING WORSE-7pp

150%-time completion

150%-time completion fell 7 pp at Southeast Arkansas College vs the 2004–2008 baseline (18.2% vs 24.9%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Arkansas

Each tile compares this institution to the Arkansas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$33,603+15% · 6→10y
Arkansas median $34,871
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$29,235
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
18.2%-10% · '97→'10
Arkansas median 47.1%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$6,186+555% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
748-27% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
40.0%-5% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
-13% · '01→'09
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$4,960+420% · '00→'24
out-of-state $8,260
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.5%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $6,186 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $33,603 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 19962024851
2,04874819962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997201014.9%
48%10%19972010
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020$8,600
$9,081$1,31319972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 100% · 20092010+271%

Southeast Arkansas College · completion · 100% rose

4.0% → 14.9%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024-27%

Southeast Arkansas College · undergrad enrollment fell

1,166 → 851

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+420%

Southeast Arkansas College · in-state tuition rose

$1,000 → $5,200

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+333%

Southeast Arkansas College · out-of-state tuition rose

$2,000 → $8,650

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972020+555%

Southeast Arkansas College · median debt rose

$1,313 → $8,600

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Southeast Arkansas College · cohort default rate fell

22.4% → 0.0%

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

1 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Southeast Arkansas College graduates earn $X” — not “Southeast Arkansas College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Southeast Arkansas College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →