Southeastern Community College

West Burlington, Iowa

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • Town
  • 1,699 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Agriculture and horticulture

  • Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
  • Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Carpentry and construction

  • Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348
  • Construction Trades, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,049
  • CarpentersCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
  • CarpentersAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 55 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $57,072
  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
  • Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265

Medical assisting and pharmacy tech

  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 19 finishedGraduates here earned $39,783 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 279 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 50 finishedGraduates here earned $65,665 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 43 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (18)
  • Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,380
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 57 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • ChemistryAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,707
  • Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degreeNationally: $33,346
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $43,067
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,157
  • Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $24,502
  • Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $27,878
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificateNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 195 finishedGraduates here earned $33,880 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • MathematicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,826
  • PhysicsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,965
  • Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $30,994
  • Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $37,810
  • Social WorkAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $34,827
  • SociologyAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $33,731
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $32,424
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$11,776$30–48k$11,598$48–75k$11,707$75–110k$14,504Over $110k$15,634Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$12,346per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$19,716sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$6,660Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
18%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
54%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$38,7586 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$41,63510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$12,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
45%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
19%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Southeastern Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.

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