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SMC

Southwest Mississippi Community College

Summit, Mississippi Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Southwest Mississippi Community College is a public two-year institution based in Summit, Mississippi. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 1,758 students in fall 2024.

Southwest Mississippi Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 21 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 525 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 8 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Mission

Southwest Mississippi Community College provides academic, technical, and continuing education, meeting the diverse needs of the population at a reasonable cost. SMCC promotes community services and promotes economic development through consultative and workforce training.

Mission statement as reported by Southwest Mississippi Community College

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,758
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
525
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
21
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 21

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 4
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Construction Trades 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Precision Production 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
69%
First-year retention, part-time students
29%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
454
Certificates under 1 year
4
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
67

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,758
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,758
Full-time, fall 2024
73%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,226
Full-time, 2024-25
65%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
45%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
47%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
49%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
J. Steven Bishop
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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