Southwestern Community College (Sylva, NC)

Online Program Overview

Southwestern Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Sylva, North Carolina. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. 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. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 17 programs - 11 Certificate, 6 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Southwestern Community College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	447 College Drive, Sylva, NC
Online Students	735 Enrolled Online Exclusively 622 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,806 Out-of-State$19,630
Student to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)
Total	17 Programs
Certificate	11 Programs
Associates	6 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Southwestern Community College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $5,806 and $19,630 for non-North Carolina residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $198 for North Carolina residents and $729 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$2,213	$2,337	$2,601	$2,229	$5,806
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$7,589	$7,713	$7,913	$7,221	$19,630

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$76	$76	$76	$76	$198
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$268	$268	$268	$268	$729

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Southwestern Community College offers 77 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 17 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 11 Certificates, 6 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	11	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	38	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely 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.

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Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Medical Office Management/Administration	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	16	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	17	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	12	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	3	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Finance	3	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Southwestern Community College, there are 2,256 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with 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

By student location, out of a total of 735 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 722 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 13 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.