Exterior entrance of Southeastern Community College with a covered walkway, landscaped grounds, and a welcome banner.

Whiteville, North Carolina

Southeastern Community College

4564 Chadbourn Hwy, Whiteville, NC 28472
Visit website 910-788-6393
Program price
Price unavailable
Schedule
Schedule unavailable
Program length
Not available
Next start
Not available

About the program

Southeastern Community College offers a 48-credit cosmetology diploma (D55140) in Whiteville. Training combines theory and practical work in a simulated salon, covering hair design, chemical services, skin and nail care, multicultural practices, and salon business skills.

The college also offers a separate associate degree (A55140) and a Career and College Promise diploma pathway (D55140H) for eligible high-school students. This profile describes the diploma; its academic credits are not a count of clock hours.

Explore cosmetology at SCC

What you get

You earn a Diploma by completing the required curriculum and the college’s graduation requirements. These include a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA, at least 25% of your program credits completed at SCC, an application for graduation, and payment of outstanding fees or fines.

The diploma and a cosmetology license are separate. Graduates prepare to take the State Board of Cosmetic Arts examination; passing that examination is a further step toward licensing, not an award issued automatically at graduation.

Review graduation requirements

Schedules & start dates

Cosmetology has an annual fall cohort. Begin the application process early enough to complete any required pre-admission courses before the cohort starts.

Read cosmetology cohort information

Class schedule not available

Cost & financial aid

Program price

Price unavailable

Tuition depends on residency and the credits you take each semester. North Carolina resident tuition is $76 per credit, capped at $1,216 per semester; nonresident tuition is $268 per credit. College fees are additional.

Cosmetology supplies are separate. The college estimates:

  • Beginner kit: about $1,850.
  • Textbook bundle: about $340.
  • Two black uniforms: about $40.
  • Black closed-toe shoes: about $50.

These supplies estimates are dated August 7, 2025. A complete program total is not available. Eligible high-school CCP students have tuition waived, but most must still buy their textbooks and supplies; that waiver does not make the regular diploma free.

Review tuition and supplies costs

Federal financial aid

Available to qualifying students

Start with the FAFSA, using SCC school code 002964. The college offers Pell Grants, other need-based aid, scholarships and work-study, subject to each program’s eligibility rules.

The Success Scholarship offers two years of tuition and fees for eligible recent North Carolina high-school graduates. Success+ provides a route for eligible North Carolina residents aged 21 or older, who must first register with Columbus County NCWorks and apply for WIOA funding. Both require the FAFSA and applications for other SCC scholarships. A possible $500-per-semester book stipend depends on available funding.

The general scholarship application for 2026–27 is closed; the 2027–28 application opens in January 2027. Awards have different academic, enrollment and funding conditions; they are not automatic.

Explore financial aid at SCC

Next NC Scholarship

Combines federal and state aid for eligible North Carolina residents taking at least six curriculum credits; FAFSA and income conditions apply.

SCC Foundation Grant

For full-time or part-time students with financial need not met by other aid; amount depends on need and funds.

SCC Scholarships

Individual awards commonly range from $500 to $2,500. A scholarship application is required; award-specific GPA, enrollment, program and funding conditions apply.

Vocational Rehabilitation

Conditional assistance with fees, books and supplies for eligible students with disabilities.

Veterans Administration Benefits

Potential assistance for qualifying veterans and qualifying dependents; individual eligibility applies.

WIOA Training Assistance

Eligibility-based training assistance through the Columbus County NCWorks Career Center in A Building.

NCReach

State-funded scholarship and student support for qualified applicants, for up to four years of undergraduate study at North Carolina public colleges and universities.

SCC Success Scholarship

Two years of tuition and fees for North Carolina residents who graduated high school within two years of attending SCC, with at least a 2.0 unweighted high-school GPA. FAFSA and other SCC scholarship applications required. A possible $500 book stipend each semester depends on funding.

SCC Success+ Scholarship

Two years of tuition and fees for eligible North Carolina residents aged 21 or older; preference to Columbus County. Register with Columbus County NCWorks and apply for WIOA first, then complete FAFSA and other SCC scholarship applications. A possible $500 semester book stipend depends on funds.

How to enroll

Entry requirements

For the regular diploma:

  • Submit an official high-school transcript or GED record showing completion. An official college transcript with a conferred associate degree or higher may replace the high-school transcript for admission, but financial-aid applicants still need a high-school transcript.
  • The college reviews your transcripts to decide whether placement assessment or preparatory coursework is needed. College admission does not guarantee immediate entry into your chosen program.

Eligible current high-school students use the separate Career and College Promise pathway and its enrollment criteria.

Review admission requirements

Application steps

  1. Complete North Carolina Residency Determination and save your residency number.
  2. Submit SCC’s free admission application for cosmetology.
  3. Arrange official transcripts; submit prior-college transcripts if you want transfer credit. Complete any placement assessment identified during the review.
  4. Complete the FAFSA and applicable scholarship applications if you are seeking aid.
  5. Register for classes after completing the admission steps. Plan ahead for the annual fall cosmetology cohort.
Follow SCC’s application steps

School approval & accreditation

North Carolina Board school listing
Status:
Active
Learn more about North Carolina school approval
Accreditation
Not confirmed

Sources

View source list15 sources