Southwest Mississippi Community College offers 27 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 8 major programs - 8 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $3,960 for Mississippi residents and $6,660 for out-of-state students.

Total 306 students out of total 1,807 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 334 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Southwest Mississippi Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSouthwest Mississippi Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address1156 College Dr, Summit, MS
Online Students306 Enrolled Online Exclusively
752 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$3,960
Out-of-State$6,660
Student to Faculty22:1 (4.55%)
Online Degree Programs
Total8 Programs
Associates8 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Southwest Mississippi Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Mississippi residents, the tuition & fees are $3,960 and $6,660 for non-Mississippi residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $140 for Mississippi residents and $260 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$3,280$3,380$3,380$3,600$3,960
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$5,980$6,080$6,080$6,300$6,660
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$130$130$130$140$140
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$250$250$250$260$260

Online Programs By Area of Study

Southwest Mississippi Community College offers 27 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 8 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 8 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online ProgramsNOT OFFERED8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs1017NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 287 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 10 NOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 11 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Southwest Mississippi Community College, there are 1,807 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 1,058 students were attending classes through distance learning (306 students are enrolled exclusively and 752 are 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

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 306 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 255 Mississippi Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 51 students living in the U.S. States other than Mississippi, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses306
Mississippi Resident255
Other State In U.S.51
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses306
Degree/Certificate Seeking306
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking0

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