Career Programs at Southwest Tennessee CC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Southwest Tennessee Community College is $17,750 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 Tennessee Community College offers the alternative tuition plans including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

85% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,672 (exclude student loans).

Southwest Tennessee CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$17,750
Average Financial Amount	$4,672

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Southwest Tennessee Community College offers 21 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, 1,181 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Southwest Tennessee Community College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	16	191
2 Years Certificate	5	27
Total	21	1,181

Programs by Award Level

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

191 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
27 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
963 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
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Quality Control Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Child Development	✕	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	1	-
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	4	$28,300
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	✕	2	-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	121 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	68	-
Blood Bank Technology Specialist	✕	21	$18,200
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	32	-
Business [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Transportation/Mobility Management	✕	23	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	3	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	✕	16	-
	Total	191

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	✕	2	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	$24,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	0	$24,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	11	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	10	-
Business [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	4	-
	Total	27

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Information Technology	✕	24	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science	✕	6	-
Education [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Education	✕	4	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Child Development	✕	5	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	11	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	630 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	630	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Biotechnology	✕	12	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	9	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	2	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	3	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Commercial and Advertising Art	✕	14	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	159 completers	-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	✕	20	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	4	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	✕	17	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	✕	16	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	102	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	62 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	39	-
Science/Technology Management	✕	0	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	6	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	7	-
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	✕	10	-
	Total	963

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 6,443 students are attending at Southwest Tennessee Community College. There are 189 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 221 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 558 (full-time) and 364 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Southwest Tennessee Community College is 14% and transfer-out rate is 9%. The retention rate is 48% at the school.

Southwest Tennessee CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	6,443
Graduation Rate	14%
Number of Faculty	410
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

Student Population at Southwest Tennessee CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 7,168 students enrolled into Southwest Tennessee Community College. By gender, 2,549 male and 4,619 female students are attending the school.

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

Student Population By Gender
Southwest Tennessee Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	7,168	2,549	4,619
Full-time	3,017	1,179	1,838
Part-tme	4,151	1,370	2,781

There are 1,709 White (23.84%), 4,419 Black/African American (61.65%), 577 Hispanic (8.05%), 150 Asian (2.09%), and 877 students with other races attending Southwest Tennessee Community College. 43 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Southwest Tennessee Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	7,168	2,549	4,619
American Indian/Native American	9	3	6
Asian	150	71	79
Black/African American	4,419	1,362	3,057
Hispanic	577	232	345
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	8	5
White	1,709	765	944
Two More	197	70	127
Un-Known	51	18	33
Non-resident Alien	43	20	23

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

2,295 students (32.02% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,278 students (31.78% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Southwest Tennessee Community College
	Number of Students
Total	7,168
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,295
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,278
Not in Online Courses	2,595

By age range, at Southwest Tennessee Community College, 1,789 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.96% of total students), 3,051 students are aged below 20 (42.56%), 226 students are aged above 50 (5.78%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Southwest Tennessee Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	7,168	2,549	4,619
Under 18	1,043	420	623
Age 18-19	2,008	855	1,153
Age 20-21	1,092	482	610
Age 22-24	697	245	452
Age 25-29	781	203	578
Age 30-34	528	115	413
Age 35-39	363	83	280
Age 40-49	430	92	338
Age 50-64	207	44	163
Over 64	19	10	9

Directory and Accreditation Information

Southwest Tennessee Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/2000 - Current).

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

5983 Macon Cove, Memphis, TN

901-333-5000

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