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Southeastern Community College

Whiteville, North Carolina Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Southeastern Community College is a public two-year institution based in Whiteville, North Carolina. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 1,426 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Southeastern Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 24 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, and Welding Technology. It awarded 467 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,426
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
467
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
24
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 24

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 7
Construction Trades 2
Precision Production 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Education 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Communications Technologies 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
272
Certificates under 1 year
158
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
37

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,426
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,426
Full-time, fall 2024
34%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,944
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
22%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
16%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
28%
Students taking some online courses
44%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Chris English
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

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