Southwest Mississippi Community College is a public community college located in Summit, MS. It offers 27 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 8 programs).

It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

The 2024 tuition & fees of Southwest Mississippi Community College is $3,960 for Mississippi residents and $6,660 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Mississippi public community colleges' average ($5,960).

The school has 1,807 students, which is lower than Mississippi community collleges' average (2,959). In addition, 306 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 22 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Mississippi community colleges.

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Southwest Mississippi Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Mississippi 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 - SMCC
Mississippi ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$3,960$6,660
Books & Supplies$440
On-Campus Living Costs$7,450
Off-Campus Living Costs$9,900
Average Financial Aid$6,481
Cost of Attendance$11,850$14,550
After Financial Aid$5,369$8,069
SMCC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Mississippi ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Southwest Mississippi Community College$3,960$6,660
Public Community Colleges in Mississippi$3,823$5,960
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Southwest Mississippi 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
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED8NOT OFFERED
Total Programs1017NOT 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.

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist21 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Petroleum Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 287 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Carpentry/Carpenter6 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/InstallerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
ElectricianNOT OFFERED 16 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Well Drilling/DrillerNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Welding Technology/Welder4 completers
 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)NOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 58 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training36 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 4 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support ServicesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,807 students at Southwest Mississippi Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 635 male students and 1,038 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
Total1,6731,275398
Male Students635526109
Female Students1,038749289

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 1,807 total students, 1,058 students enrolled through distance learning (306 students enrolled exclusively and 752 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,807
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses306
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses752
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses749

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Southwest Mississippi Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address1156 College Dr, Summit, MS
Phone601-276-2000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$3,960
Out-of-State$6,660
Student Population »1,807 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »43%
Transfer-out Rate13%
Retention Rate71% (Full-time)
36% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$6,481
Students to Faculty22:1 (4.55%)