South Mountain Community College

South Mountain Community College is a public community college located in Phoenix, AZ. It offers 137 major programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2024 tuition & fees are $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,958 for out-of-state students at South Mountain Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average costs ($8,266) of public community colleges in Arizona.
It has 3,706 students that are lower than the average population (4,229 students) of community colleges in Arizona. In addition, 1,156 students have enrolled online exclusively. The student to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (21 to 1) of Arizona community colleges. The average earning after 10 years of graduation from the school is $33,400.

Academic Overview

South Mountain Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Phoenix, Arizona. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,958 for other students on average. It offers 137 degree programs through 17 Certificate, 74 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $33,400.
Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 years, public
Address7050 S 24th St, Phoenix, AZ
Phone602-243-8135
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$2,358
Out-of-State$8,958
Student Population »3,706 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »16%
Transfer-out Rate19%
Retention Rate55% (Full-time)
36% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,021
Students to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$33,400

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,958 for out-of-state students at South Mountain Community College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($8,266) over public community colleges in Arizona.
The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at South Mountain Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Arizona community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.
Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
2024 Cost Of Attendance
Arizona ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$2,358$8,958
Books & Supplies$1,104
Off-Campus Living Costs$22,176
Average Financial Aid$3,021
Cost of Attendance$25,638$32,238
After Financial Aid$22,617$29,217
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$33,400
2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
Arizona ResidentsOut-of-State Students
South Mountain Community College$2,358$8,958
Public Community Colleges in Arizona$2,713$8,266
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,939$8,623

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

South Mountain Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 17 Certificate, 74 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Total Number of Programs
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs1774NOT OFFERED
The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.
The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.
You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Food ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
American Indian/Native American StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Folklore Studies2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
CommunicationNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Digital Communication and Media/MultimediaNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design7 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
9 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Education (other)2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Japanese Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Human NutritionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family and Community ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 201 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 28 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Behavioral Sciences22 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
20 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Natural Sciences26 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sustainability StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 24 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
AstronomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MeteorologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 10 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Social WorkNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Building Construction TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Musical TheatreNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies229 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Business/Commerce29 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 28 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Retail ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Organizational Behavior StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 3,706 students at South Mountain Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,413 male students and 2,184 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total3,5978912,706
Male Students1,4133931,020
Female Students2,1844981,686

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At South Mountain Community College, there are 3,706 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 2,257 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,156 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,101 are enrolled in some online courses) .
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,706
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,156
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,101
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,449

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