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Southwestern Community College

Southwestern Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Sylva, NC. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $19,630 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 2,256 and it offers 38 programs(12 online programs).
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Southwestern Community College is $19,630 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.
Southwestern Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
58% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,693 (exclude student loans).
Southwestern CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$19,630
Average Financial Amount$5,693

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Southwestern Community College offers 38 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, 802 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Southwestern Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate266367
2 Years Certificate12340
Total389802

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 367 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 40 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 395 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Information Technology✕29-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕7-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕10-
Education [+] ✔ (2 completers) 57 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔10-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching✔20-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕27-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician✕32-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Child Development✕14-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕7-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Outdoor Education✕20-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕9-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕7-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕15-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕26-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 65 completers-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕18-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✔27-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕0-
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist✕4-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)✕12-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide✕4-
Business [+] ✔ 69 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔51-
Office Management and Supervision✔6-
Accounting✕1-
Accounting and Finance✔11-
Total367
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕4-
Education [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕5-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Carpentry/Carpenter✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕0-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕1-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Medical Office Management/Administration✕3-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage✕2-
Business [+] ✔ 23 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔18-
Office Management and Supervision✔4-
Accounting✕1-
Accounting and Finance✔0-
Total40
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Information Technology✕7-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕1-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕5-
Education [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕11-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 33 completers-
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician✕11-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕3-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician✕6-
Surveying Technology/Surveying✕11-
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician✕2-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕3-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 151 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕142-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕9-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Outdoor Education✕4-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✔ (1 completers) 16 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✕9-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism✔7-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Commercial and Advertising Art✕5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 117 completers-
Medical Office Management/Administration✔4-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕8-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕8-
Occupational Therapist Assistant✕16-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕13-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕7-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist✕9-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician✕7-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕8-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician✕2-
Pre-Nursing Studies✕5-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕2-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)✕6-
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕22-
Business [+] ✔ 42 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔30-
Office Management and Supervision✔6-
Accounting✕1-
Accounting and Finance✔5-
Total395

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 2,256 students are attending at Southwestern Community College. There are 81 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 291 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 10 to 1 (10.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 205 (full-time) and 367 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Southwestern Community College is 45% and transfer-out rate is 7%. The retention rate is 58% at the school.
Southwestern CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population2,256
Graduation Rate45%
Number of Faculty372
Student to Faculty Ratio10 to 1

Student Population at Southwestern CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,504 students enrolled into Southwestern Community College. By gender, 911 male and 1,593 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Southwestern Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Southwestern Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,5049111,593
Full-time626223403
Part-tme1,8786881,190
There are 1,846 White (73.72%), 42 Black/African American (1.68%), 227 Hispanic (9.07%), 30 Asian (1.20%), and 582 students with other races attending Southwestern Community College. 12 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Southwestern Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,5049111,593
American Indian/Native American25269183
Asian301119
Black/African American421428
Hispanic22784143
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander413
White1,8466961,150
Two More652342
Un-Known261214
Non-resident Alien12111
Southwestern Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
914 students (36.50% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 635 students (25.36% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Southwestern Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Southwestern Community College
Number of Students
Total2,504
Enrolled Online Exclusively914
Enrolled Some Online Courses635
Not in Online Courses955
By age range, at Southwestern Community College, 560 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.36% of total students), 1,104 students are aged below 20 (44.09%), 83 students are aged above 50 (6.15%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Southwestern Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,5049111,593
Under 18640293347
Age 18-19464197267
Age 20-21292113179
Age 22-2426889179
Age 25-2925971188
Age 30-3420755152
Age 35-3912827101
Age 40-4916333130
Age 50-64772948
Over 64642

Directory and Accreditation Information

Southwestern Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1971 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Southwestern Community College.
447 College Drive, Sylva, NC
828-339-4000
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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