Community CollegePublic

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
$4,961
+$1.2k vs Community College
Use this data
Ask Clema
OutcomesProgram outcomesAccreditationCostFederal aidLoan defaultsAcademic programsEnrollment trendsAthleticsCampus safetyFacultyPeersIR Office

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
6%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

7.4pp gap
Pell recipients
10%17 of 176
Non-Pell (all)
3%4 of 152
No Federal Aid
3%4 of 152

Pell recipients here graduate at a 7.4-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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$3,483
$30–48k$3,716
$48–75k$6,782
$75–110k$10,664
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$4,961
+$1,229vs Community College median $3,733
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$2,668
Out-of-state
$8,812

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
$5,074,170 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 programs35
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

397 total completions
01Liberal Arts
22356.2%
02Health Professions
7318.4%
03Business
369.1%
04Mechanic
153.8%
05Engineering Tech
143.5%
06Security/Protective
133.3%
07Construction Trades
71.8%
08Computer Sciences
61.5%
09Education
51.3%
10Precision Production
51.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,796
12-mo unduplicated
3,676
Undergraduate
3,676
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%1,442
Women
61%2,234

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.0%
Hispanic
19.7%
Black
2.9%
Two or more
2.9%
Unknown
1.9%
Asian
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
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
54
40 M · 14 W
Women athletes
25.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$196K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

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

Sport-by-sport · 2

Baseball
40 M · —
$106K
Softball
— · 14 W
$86K

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
0.36
1 offenses · 2,758 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.36Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons10
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

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$4,961Community College
Nash Community College
——2,780$3,338Community College
Stanly Community College
——2,468$5,721Community College
Vance-Granville Community College
——2,936$3,286Community College
Lenoir Community College
——2,591$4,127Community College
Wilson Community College
——1,832$3,064Community College
Peer group median6%—2,686$3,733

Institutions like Surry Community College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Surry Community College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Surry Community College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Research - Surry Community College
Phone
336-386-8121
Address
630 South Main Street, Dobson, NC 27017

The mission of the Institutional Research Office is to support the institutional planning process, to provide access to institutional data, and to provide assistance in the analysis of data for decision making and improving college operations.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Dr. Katie Bowman Woods
    Executive Director of Institutional Research

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 $4,961 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.

Who runs Institutional Research at Surry Community College?

Surry Community College's IR work is done by the Institutional Research - Surry Community College.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

Have a question this page can’t answer?

Ask Clema anything about Surry Community College and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.

Try for freeBook a demo

Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card