unitid 199731 · Sylva, NC · public 2-year · town (distant)
Southwestern Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 2,955
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
1,249
32nd pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
70th pctl among public 2-years
completion
53%
finish within 150% time
83rd pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$15,856
60th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$5,207
after aid, aided students
24th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$34,145
after entry, Title IV students
19th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$10,500
53rd pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $4,982 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k50%
- 30-48k29%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $21,373
- First-generation students
- 44%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,112
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 126 | $42,457 | $8,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 103 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 41 | $38,549 | $16,312 |
| Legal Support Services. | 39 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 39 | $51,696 | $10,408 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 29 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 27 | — | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 26 | $36,394 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 25 | $72,733 | $14,617 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 23 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 20 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 20 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.