+35%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Southeast Community College Area rose 35% between 2021 and 2024 ($2.7k → $3.7k).
Nebraska · Public · Predominantly associate's
Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, Nebraska. 6,235 undergraduate students. 51 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Southeast Community College Area
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.
+33%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Southeast Community College Area rose 33% between 2021 and 2024 ($3.2k → $4.3k).
-16%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Southeast Community College Area fell 16% between 2006 and 2009 (32.1% → 27.0%).
-9pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 9 pp at Southeast Community College Area vs the 2003–2007 baseline (26.5% vs 35.2%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Nebraska
Each tile compares this institution to the Nebraska median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$43,405+11% · 6→10y
Nebraska median $47,592$39,103
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry26.5%-47% · '97→'09
Nebraska median 55.9%$6,672+319% · '97→'20
At program completion6,235+73% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS67.4%+3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$3,540+175% · '00→'24
out-of-state $4,260SECTION 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).
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
2.0%Median federal debt $6,672 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $43,405 (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.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-47%
Southeast Community College Area · completion · 150% fell
51.4% → 27.0%
+73%
Southeast Community College Area · undergrad enrollment rose
3,923 → 6,773
+175%
Southeast Community College Area · in-state tuition rose
$1,341 → $3,690
+176%
Southeast Community College Area · out-of-state tuition rose
$1,566 → $4,320
+319%
Southeast Community College Area · median debt rose
$2,625 → $11,000
-100%
Southeast Community College Area · cohort default rate fell
13.8% → 0.0%
-41%
Southeast Community College Area · pell share fell
37.6% → 22.1%
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.
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.$99,896Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians.$79,997Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$75,263Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$71,461Computer and Information Sciences, General.$66,541Precision Metal Working.$61,826Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR).$60,687Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$58,322Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$56,867Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$55,467Fire Protection.$54,531Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$52,027Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$51,627Agricultural Business and Management.$48,062Criminal Justice and Corrections.$46,252Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$44,588Business Administration, Management and Operations.$43,113Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$41,589Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection.$40,880Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$40,813Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$40,080Design and Applied Arts.$38,706Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.$38,473Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$37,482
Showing top 24 of 26 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
26 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$58,322Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$52,027Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$75,263Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$40,080Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$37,482Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$40,813Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$41,589
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
AGRICULTURE · CIP 01
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Southeast Community College Area
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$174,764
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 12
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $7,880
- HS-only baseline · NE
- $36,900
- Years to complete
- 2
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Nebraska
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Southeast Community College Area graduates earn $X” — not “Southeast Community College Area makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Southeast Community College Area 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.