Southwestern Community College (Sylva, NC)

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of Southwestern Community College () is $5,806 for North Carolina residents and $19,630 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is more expensive than the average tuition ($8,391) of public community colleges in North Carolina.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Southwestern Community College. Then, we compare its costs to North Carolina 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.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	North Carolina Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$5,806	$19,630
Books & Supplies	$1,460
Off-Campus Living Costs	$16,710
Average Financial Aid	$5,693
Cost of Attendance	$23,976	$37,800
After Financial Aid	$18,283	$32,107
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$27,800

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	North Carolina Residents	Out-of-State Students
Southwestern Community College	$5,806	$19,630
Public Community Colleges in North Carolina	$2,522	$8,391
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Southwestern Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	4	6	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	12	39	NOT OFFERED

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. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means 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.

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surveying Technology/Surveying	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	138 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Outdoor Education	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Carpentry/Carpenter	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Welding Technology/Welder	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Commercial and Advertising Art	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Medical Office Management/Administration	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pre-Nursing Studies	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business Administration and Management	17 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	21 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	12 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 2,256 students at Southwestern Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 911 male students and 1,593 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
Total	2,504	626	1,878
Male Students	911	223	688
Female Students	1,593	403	1,190

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Southwestern Community College, there are 2,256 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,357 students were attending classes through distance learning (735 students are enrolled exclusively and 622 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	2,256
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	735
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	622
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	899

School Profile and Academic Overview

Southwestern Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Sylva, North Carolina. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $5,806 for North Carolina residents and $19,630 for other students on average. It offers 77 degree programs through 12 Certificate, 39 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 17 programs (4 Certificate, 6 Associate's programs). The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $27,800.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	447 College Drive, Sylva, NC
Phone	828-339-4000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$5,806 Out-of-State$19,630
Student Population »	2,256 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	45%
Transfer-out Rate	7%
Retention Rate	58% (Full-time) 37% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,693
Students to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$27,800

Southwestern Community College

A Community College in Sylva, North Carolina

2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

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