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South Mountain Community College

South Mountain Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Phoenix, AZ. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $8,958 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 3,706 and it offers 62 programs.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at South Mountain Community College is $8,958 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
South Mountain Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
91% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,021 (exclude student loans).
South Mountain CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$8,958
Average Financial Amount$3,021

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

South Mountain Community College offers 62 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 879 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at South Mountain Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate7010
Less than 1 Year Certificate390137
2 Years Certificate160333
Total620879

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 10 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
  • 137 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 333 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 399 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Folklore Studies✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Cloud Computing✕0-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕5-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Real Estate✕0-
Total10
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Food Science✕0-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Environmental Science✕2-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕11-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 66 completers-
Information Technology✕3-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕16-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕22-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕17-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕1-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕1-
Computer Support Specialist✕6-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✕0-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕1-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Behavioral Sciences✕8-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Corrections✕0-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕4-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Forensic Science and Technology✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (other)✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕7-
Electrician✕8-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber✕4-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Music Management✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Business/Commerce✕15-
Business Administration and Management✕3-
Retail Management✕0-
Organizational Leadership✕0-
Accounting✕3-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕0-
Small Business Administration/Management✕1-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✕0-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕4-
Marketing Research✕0-
Total137
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕2-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕14-
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)✕1-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕3-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager✕5-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕4-
Education [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕0-
Education (other)✕2-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Behavioral Sciences✕10-
Natural Sciences✕21-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 245 completers-
Art/Art Studies✕244-
Music Management✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Business/Commerce✕24-
Business Administration and Management✕2-
Total333
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Food Science✕0-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
American Indian/Native American Studies✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Communication✕1-
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕0-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 36 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕3-
Information Technology✕0-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications✕2-
Computer Science✕1-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕15-
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)✕1-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕3-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕1-
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager✕4-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕6-
Education [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Elementary Education and Teaching✕6-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕0-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✕1-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕1-
Engineering [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Japanese Language and Literature✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Human Nutrition✕0-
Family and Community Services✕0-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Creative Writing✕0-
General Literature✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 289 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕233-
General Studies✕56-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕0-
Biochemistry✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Mathematics✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Behavioral Sciences✕10-
Sustainability Studies✕1-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕0-
Physical Fitness Technician✕0-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Philosophy✕0-
Religion/Religious Studies✕0-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Physical Sciences✕18-
Astronomy✕0-
Meteorology✕0-
Chemistry✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Physics✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Psychology✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕2-
Forensic Science and Technology✕0-
Human Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Social Work✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Anthropology✕0-
Economics✕0-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕0-
Sociology✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Building Construction Technology✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕0-
Dance✕0-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕0-
Musical Theatre✕0-
Fine/Studio Arts✕0-
Music Performance✕1-
Music Management✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕0-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Business/Commerce✕3-
Business Administration and Management✕26-
Retail Management✕0-
Accounting✕2-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Organizational Behavior Studies✕0-
History [+] ✕ 0 completers-
History✕0-
Total399

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 3,706 students are attending at South Mountain Community College. There are 59 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 200 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 (7.14%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 208 (full-time) and 258 (part-time).
The graduation rate of South Mountain Community College is 16% and transfer-out rate is 19%. The retention rate is 55% at the school.
South Mountain CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population3,706
Graduation Rate16%
Number of Faculty259
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1

Student Population at South Mountain CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,597 students enrolled into South Mountain Community College. By gender, 1,413 male and 2,184 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for South Mountain Community College.
Student Population By Gender
South Mountain Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,5971,4132,184
Full-time891393498
Part-tme2,7061,0201,686
There are 607 White (16.88%), 484 Black/African American (13.46%), 2,036 Hispanic (56.60%), 103 Asian (2.86%), and 2,394 students with other races attending South Mountain Community College. 18 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at South Mountain Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,5971,4132,184
American Indian/Native American1043074
Asian1035449
Black/African American484176308
Hispanic2,0367711,265
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander945
White607283324
Two More1424597
Un-Known943658
Non-resident Alien18144
South Mountain Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,067 students (29.66% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,109 students (30.83% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for South Mountain Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at South Mountain Community College
Number of Students
Total3,597
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,067
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,109
Not in Online Courses1,421
By age range, at South Mountain Community College, 934 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.97% of total students), 1,676 students are aged below 20 (46.59%), 101 students are aged above 50 (4.06%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at South Mountain Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,5971,4132,184
Under 18881298583
Age 18-19795362433
Age 20-21555239316
Age 22-24379153226
Age 25-29368127241
Age 30-3422597128
Age 35-391213883
Age 40-4917259113
Age 50-64732449
Over 64281612

Directory and Accreditation Information

South Mountain Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1984 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of South Mountain Community College.
7050 S 24th St, Phoenix, AZ
602-243-8135
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