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Southwest Mississippi Community College

Summit, Mississippi·Public, 2-year·Southeast·smcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
56%
—
Total enrollment
1,758
peer median 3,187
Avg net price
$3,057
-$2.3k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
56%
Full-time retention
69%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 81 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 77 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
81
Passing
3
3.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.2% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.2%
+0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

81programs
  • Passing3 · 3.7%
  • No Data77 · 95.1%
  • Failing1 · 1.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
77

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-2.7%
$29,575 vs $30,408
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+2.9%
$31,276 vs $30,408
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.5%
$35,117 vs $30,408
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+151.4%
$76,451 vs $30,408

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-2.7%
−$833
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+2.9%
+$868

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1958Next review Dec 2025

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 6

  1. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Sep 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2018Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,489
$30–48k$3,289
$48–75k$5,496
$75–110k$4,748
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$3,057
-$2,345vs Community College median $5,402
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$3,960
Out-of-state
$6,660

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,097 students received $6.1M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,097
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.1M
$6,120,053 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
0
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at SMCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs21
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

436 total completions
01Liberal Arts
25959.4%
02Health Professions
9120.9%
03Construction Trades
194.4%
04Family/Consumer Sci
173.9%
05Business
143.2%
06Computer Sciences
133.0%
07Mechanic
122.8%
08Precision Production
71.6%
09Engineering Tech
40.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,758
12-mo unduplicated
2,220
Undergraduate
2,220
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%868
Women
61%1,352

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.5%
Black
44.6%
Unknown
2.3%
Hispanic
1.9%
Two or more
1.7%
Asian
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Non-resident
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
207
149 M · 58 W
Women athletes
28.0%
Athletic aid
$782K
Total student aid
Budget
$3.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$536K
$245K
Recruiting expense
$77K
$42K
Head-coach salaries
$59K
$46K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Football
70 M · —
$820K
Soccer
21 M · 20 W
$522K
Baseball
32 M · —
$336K
Basketball
13 M · 12 W
$539K
Softball
— · 21 W
$359K
Tennis
8 M · 5 W
$78K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,807 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    1
    Stalking
    1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons01
    Drugs28
    Liquor01

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    21.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    62

    SMCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions SMCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectSouthwest Mississippi Community College
    		56%—1,758$3,057Community College
    East Central Community College
    		——2,785$5,770Community College
    Copiah-Lincoln Community College
    		——2,932$3,472Community College
    Northeast Mississippi Community College
    		——3,442$9,307Community College
    Jones County Junior College
    		——4,753$7,945Community College
    Itawamba Community College
    		——5,139$5,034Community College
    Peer group median56%—3,187$5,402

    Frequently asked questions about Southwest Mississippi Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SMCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Southwest Mississippi Community College?

    Southwest Mississippi Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Southwest Mississippi Community College?

    Southwest Mississippi Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,758 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Southwest Mississippi Community College?

    The average net price at Southwest Mississippi Community College is $3,057 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Southwest Mississippi Community College located?

    Southwest Mississippi Community College is located in Summit, Mississippi 39666-0000.

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