Southeast Community College Area is a public two-year institution in Lincoln, Nebraska. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 10,816 students.
Southeast Community College Area offers certificates and associate degrees across 95 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Welding Technology, Computer and Information Sciences, General, and Automobile. It awarded 2,629 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 70% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
10,816
Students enrolled
70%
First-year retention
2,629
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
95
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 95
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
70%
First-year retention, part-time students
52%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
1,118
Certificates under 1 year
1,078
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
433
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
10,816
Undergraduates, fall 2024
10,816
Full-time, fall 2024
32%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
15,391
Full-time, 2024-25
26%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
56%
Men
44%
White
71%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
6%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Programs with a fully online option
9
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Paul Illich
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization