Overview

Southwestern Community College is a 2-year institution located in Sylva, NC.

Location & Contact

Address 447 College Drive
Sylva, NC  28779
United States

Contact Mark Ellison
Director of Enrollment Management
Email: m_ellison@southwesterncc.edu
Phone: 828-339-4229

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Majors & Degrees

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting	×	×
Accounting And Finance		×
Business Administration And Management, General		×
Office Management And Supervision		×
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Information Science/studies	×	×
Information Technology		×
System, Networking, And Lan/wan Management/manager	×	×
Education	Associate	Bachelors
Early Childhood Education And Teaching		×
Engineering	Associate	Bachelors
Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering	×	×
Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate	Bachelors
Civil Engineering Technologies/technicians	×	×
Computer Engineering Technology/technician	×	×
Electromechanical/electromechanical Engineering Technology/technician	×	×
Surveying Technology/surveying	×	×
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Child Development	×	×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Clinical/medical Laboratory Technician	×	×
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/sonographer And Ultrasound Technician		×
Emergency Medical Technology/technician (emt Paramedic)		×
Health Information/medical Records Administration/administrator	×	×
Health Information/medical Records Technology/technician		×
Massage Therapy/therapeutic Massage		×
Medical Office Management/administration		×
Medical Radiologic Technology/science - Radiation Therapist	×	×
Medical/clinical Assistant		×
Mental And Social Health Services And Allied Professions, Other		×
Mental Health Counseling/counselor	×	×
Occupational Therapist Assistant		×
Opticianry/ophthalmic Dispensing Optician		×
Physical Therapy Assistant		×
Radiologic Technology/science - Radiographer		×
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse		×
Respiratory Care Therapy/therapist		×
Substance Abuse/addiction Counseling		×
Surgical Technology/technologist		×
Legal Professions And Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/paralegal	×	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
General Studies		×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities, Other	×	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences/liberal Studies		×
Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate	Bachelors
Automobile/automotive Mechanics Technology/technician		×
Parks, Recreation, Leisure And Fitness Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Outdoor Education	×	×
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, And Kinesiology, Other	×	×
Personal And Culinary Services	Associate	Bachelors
Cosmetology/cosmetologist, General		×
Culinary Arts/chef Training		×
Precision Production	Associate	Bachelors
Welding Technology/welder		×
Security And Protective Services	Associate	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/police Science	×	×
Criminal Justice/safety Studies		×
Cyber/computer Forensics And Counterterrorism	×	×
Cyber/computer Forensics And Counterterrorism		×
Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Commercial And Advertising Art		×
Fine/studio Arts, General		×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

2,160

Enrolled

Applying

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Other early decision plan	Not reported	Not reported	No
Transfer	Not reported	Not reported	No

Student Body

2,160

Total Undergrad students

0%

International Students

1%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	14.96%
Black or African American	0.14%
White or Caucasian	69.01%
American Indian or Alaska Native	8.39%
Asian	1.31%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.09%
Two or more races	3.28%
Other	2.44%

Gender

Male (35.09%)

Female (64.91%)

Campus Life

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Student-run television station

Marching band

Choral groups

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Faculty

395

Total Faculty

7:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 73

Part-time - 322

Male - 217

Female - 178