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Southwestern Community College is a public institution located in Sylva, North Carolina. Sylva is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Southwestern Community College?

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Contact details for Southwestern Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 447 College Drive, Sylva, NC 28779
Phone: 828-339-4000
Website: www.southwesterncc.edu

How Do I Get Into Southwestern Community College?

You can apply to Southwestern Community College online at: www1.cfnc.org/applications/NC_Community_College/apply.html?application_id=1527

As long as you submit the requested materials to Southwestern Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Southwestern Community College?

9% Take Out Loans
5.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Southwestern Community College, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $7,773 a year. That adds up to $31,092 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southwestern Community College is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Southwestern Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

626 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,504 undergraduate students at Southwestern Community College, with 626 being full-time and 1,878 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 626 full-time undergraduates at Southwestern Community College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwestern Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 42
White 486
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 81

Over 9 countries are represented at Southwestern Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

Online Learning at Southwestern Community College

914 Took All Classes Online
1,549 Took At Least One Class Online
11.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 1,549 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Southwestern Community College has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 43rd most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Southwestern Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southwestern Community College was 11.6%. This is the #1,179 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Southwestern Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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