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Surry Community College

Dobson, North Carolina·Public, 2-year·Southeast·surry.edu
6-yr Graduation
6%
—
Total enrollment
2,796
peer median 2,686
Avg net price
$4,707
+$87 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
6%
Full-time retention
73%

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 50 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
50
Passing
3
6.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
2.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.0%
+1.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

50programs
  • Passing3 · 6.0%
  • No Data46 · 92.0%
  • Failing1 · 2.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
46

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
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-0.9%
$31,915 vs $32,203
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+19.8%
$38,570 vs $32,203
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+34.9%
$43,441 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+133.0%
$75,036 vs $32,203

Near the line (±5%)

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

1
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-0.9%
−$288

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 1969Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 9

  1. Dec 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  3. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    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$4,197
$30–48k$4,426
$48–75k$5,803
$75–110k$6,464
$110k+$5,308

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

Avg net price
$4,707
vs Community College median $4,621
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,545
Out-of-state
$8,689

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, 1,070 students received $5.1M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,070
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.1M
$5,069,218 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 7 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 7.0% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-7.0pp vs 7.0% national
Borrowers in repayment
7
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2014
12.1%
2015
10.4%
2016
12.9%
2017
7.1%
2018
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Surry Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs36
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

396 total completions
01Liberal Arts
22957.8%
02Health Professions
5513.9%
03Business
4511.4%
04Computer Sciences
153.8%
05Mechanic
123.0%
06Education
112.8%
07Construction Trades
92.3%
08Engineering Tech
92.3%
09Security/Protective
82.0%
10Personal/Culinary
30.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,796
12-mo unduplicated
3,576
Undergraduate
3,576
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%1,409
Women
61%2,167

Race / ethnicity composition

White
74.9%
Hispanic
17.3%
Black
3.4%
Two or more
2.6%
Unknown
1.1%
Asian
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Non-resident
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
49
35 M · 14 W
Women athletes
28.6%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$195K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$100
$100
Head-coach salaries
$12K
$12K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Baseball
35 M · —
$99K
Softball
— · 14 W
$45K

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 · 2,797 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
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
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    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
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    91

    Surry Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Surry Community College 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
    SubjectSurry Community College
    		6%—2,796$4,707Community College
    Nash Community College
    		——2,780$4,477Community College
    Stanly Community College
    		——2,468$4,215Community College
    Vance-Granville Community College
    		——2,936$4,534Community College
    Lenoir Community College
    		——2,591$5,116Community College
    Wilson Community College
    		——1,832$6,753Community College
    Peer group median6%—2,686$4,621

    Frequently asked questions about Surry Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Surry Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Surry Community College?

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

    How many students attend Surry Community College?

    Surry Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,796 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Surry Community College?

    The average net price at Surry Community College is $4,707 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Surry Community College located?

    Surry Community College is located in Dobson, North Carolina 27017-8432.

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