Career Programs at SMCC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Southwest Mississippi Community College is $6,660 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.

Southwest Mississippi Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .

74% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $6,481 (exclude student loans).

SMCC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$6,660
Average Financial Amount	$6,481

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Southwest Mississippi Community College offers 9 vocational programs for 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, 561 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Southwest Mississippi Community College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	2	23
2 Years Certificate	7	55
Total	9	561

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

23 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
55 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
483 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	✕	10	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	13	-
	Total	23

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	13	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Carpentry/Carpenter	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	0	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	8	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	30	-
	Total	55

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	11 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✔	11	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Petroleum Technology/Technician	✕	19	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	22 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✔	22	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	248 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✔	248	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Electrician	✕	16	-
Well Drilling/Driller	✕	4	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	✕	8	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	115 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✔	17	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✕	3	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	95	-
Business [+]	✔	20 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	5	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	1	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	✕	3	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	11	-
	Total	483

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 1,807 students are attending at Southwest Mississippi Community College. There are 66 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 6 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 22 to 1 (4.55%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 195 (full-time) and 34 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Southwest Mississippi Community College is 43% and transfer-out rate is 13%. The retention rate is 71% at the school.

SMCC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	1,807
Graduation Rate	43%
Number of Faculty	72
Student to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1

Student Population at SMCC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,673 students enrolled into Southwest Mississippi Community College. By gender, 635 male and 1,038 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Student Population By Gender
Southwest Mississippi Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,673	635	1,038
Full-time	1,275	526	749
Part-tme	398	109	289

There are 930 White (55.59%), 647 Black/African American (38.67%), 37 Hispanic (2.21%), 9 Asian (0.54%), and 87 students with other races attending Southwest Mississippi Community College. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Southwest Mississippi Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,673	635	1,038
American Indian/Native American	3	1	2
Asian	9	6	3
Black/African American	647	249	398
Hispanic	37	15	22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	930	347	583
Two More	33	12	21
Un-Known	8	1	7
Non-resident Alien	6	4	2

Southwest Mississippi Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

289 students (17.27% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 708 students (42.32% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Southwest Mississippi Community College
	Number of Students
Total	1,673
Enrolled Online Exclusively	289
Enrolled Some Online Courses	708
Not in Online Courses	676

By age range, at Southwest Mississippi Community College, 401 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.97% of total students), 931 students are aged below 20 (55.65%), 24 students are aged above 50 (2.39%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Southwest Mississippi Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,673	635	1,038
Under 18	185	55	130
Age 18-19	746	374	372
Age 20-21	292	123	169
Age 22-24	109	35	74
Age 25-29	117	14	103
Age 30-34	87	8	79
Age 35-39	49	7	42
Age 40-49	59	10	49
Age 50-64	20	4	16
Over 64	4	2	2
Age Un-Known	5	3	2

Directory and Accreditation Information

Southwest Mississippi Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1958 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Southwest Mississippi Community College.

1156 College Dr, Summit, MS

601-276-2000

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Directory and Accreditation Information

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