Southwestern Community College Business Programs

Southwestern Community College is a public institution situated in Sylva, North Carolina. The surrounding location of Sylva is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Southwestern Community College?

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?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

Southwestern Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,504 undergraduate students at Southwestern Community College, with 626 being full-time and 1,878 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

In 2022-2023, 1,357 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.

This school is the 21st most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Southwestern Community College majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	70%
Accounting and Finance	63%
General Business Administration and Management	2%
Office Administration	63%

Southwestern Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	63	21	17	101
Accounting and Finance	34	6	3	43
Office Administration	23	8	12	43
Accounting	3	6	1	10
TOTAL	123	41	33	197

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.