South Mountain Community College is a public community college located in Phoenix, AZ. It offers 122 programs for degree/certificate.
It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2025 tuition & fees of South Mountain Community College is $2,358 for Arizona residents and $8,958 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is more expensive than that of Arizona public community colleges' average ($7,325).
The school has 4,516 students, which is higher than Arizona community collleges' average (2,311). In addition, 1,415 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (23 to 1) of Arizona community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 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 tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
South Mountain Community College offers Certificate, Associate's and Bachelor's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 54 | 67 | 1 |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Food Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Pre-Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
9 completers
|
NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
2 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
12 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Social Work | NOT OFFERED |
1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| History | NOT OFFERED |
4 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 4,516 students at South Mountain Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 1,682 male students and 2,475 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
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 4,157 | 1,109 | 3,048 |
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| Male Students | 1,682 | 485 | 1,197 |
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| Female Students | 2,475 | 624 | 1,851 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 4,516 total students, 2,579 students enrolled through distance learning (1,415 students enrolled exclusively and 1,164 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 4,516 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,415 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,164 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,937 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for South Mountain Community College.