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Southern Technical College is a for-profit online college. Southern Technical College has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Southern Technical College is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $32,481 10 years after enrolling, 59th among online schools, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Southern Technical College bachelor students earn 16% less than the national average.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 36% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Southern Technical College is 14% lower than the state average, and 34% below the average for all special focus four-year: other health professions schools in the country.
At Southern Technical College, Pell Grant recipients represent 49% of the measured graduating class, 14% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Southern Technical College graduates within 4.3 years.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Southern Technical College’s economic mobility score of 5.65 is calculated by adjusting the 10.29 economic score of lower-income students by the 49% pell grant recipients within the student body. Southern Technical College’s EMS of 5.65 ranks in the bottom 10% nationally. Please note that the economic mobility score considers only students that have graduated.
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 10%
The average Title IV recipient at Southern Technical College pays $18,042 a year, $9,580 less than the $27,622 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $18,042
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Southern Technical College, 54% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $18,042 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 58% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,709. This is 4% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$7,709
Pell grants
$5,683
State grants
$1,430
Full time
77%
83%
Female
81%
59%
First time
36%
59%
In-state
100%
68%
1st generation
54%
35%
White
50%
52%
Black
25%
14%
Hispanic
17%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
5%
12%