Vocational Programs at Southwestern Community College (Sylva, NC)

Certificate Programs at Southwestern Community College

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
38	77	$19,630

Southwestern Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Sylva, North Carolina. The school focuses on the associate degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $27,800. A total of 2,256 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 45%. Southwestern Community College offer 77 programs and, among them, 38 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

Southwestern Community College offers 38 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. Of that, 11 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

We note again Southwestern Community College mainly offers associate degrees. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	7	4	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	26	12	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	NOT OFFERED	9	8	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	10	5	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Child Development	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Outdoor Education	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Carpentry/Carpenter	NOT OFFERED	8	0	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	0	1	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	14	4	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	31	1	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Medical Office Management/Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	63	17	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	23	12	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	3	1	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance	NOT OFFERED	34	3	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Southwestern Community College. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $24,500 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $27,800 for Southwestern Community College graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Southwestern Community College Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$24,500	$25,600	$24,000
7 Years After Graduation	$25,300	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$25,600	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$26,700	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$27,800	$30,800	$26,800

On-Campus Student Services

Southwestern Community College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided