Southern State Community College

https://www.sscc.edu

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

$5,432

4.32% growth from 2023

2024 Average Net Price

$9,431

After Financial Aid

2023 Default Rate

0.738%

on Student Loans

2024 Enrolled Students

2,227

21.6% Full-Time

2024 Graduation Rate

37%

37 Graduates

Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Southern State Community College is $5,432, which is $2,728 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,160).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $9,431.

In 2024, 31% of undergraduate students attending Southern State Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 13% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$5,432

2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Southern State Community College was $5,432. The cost of tuition at Southern State Community College is $−2,728 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,160).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Southern State Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$9,431

2024 Value

12.4%

1 Year Growth

In 2024 Southern State Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $9,431. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Southern State Community College grew by 12.4%.

This chart compares the average net price of Southern State Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Financial Aid by Income Level

31%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

13%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

31% of undergraduate students at Southern State Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 19.2% with respect to 2023, when 26% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Southern State Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

0.738%

2023 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2023 the default rate for borrower's at Southern State Community College was 0.738%, which represents 2 out of the 271 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Southern State Community College had a total enrollment of 2,227 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Southern State Community College is 480 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,747. This means that 21.6% of students enrolled at Southern State Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Southern State Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 90.4% White, 3.77% Two or More Races, 1.98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.71% Black or African American, 0.314% Asian, 0.18% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.135% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Southern State Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (59.8%), followed by White Male (31.1%) and Two or More Races Female (2.61%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

21.6%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Southern State Community College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,227 students. The full-time enrollment at Southern State Community College is 480 and the part-time enrollment is 1,747. This means that 21.6% of students enrolled at Southern State Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 31.9% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Southern State Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

64%

2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Southern State Community College was 64%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), Southern State Community College had a retention rate approximately the same as its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Southern State Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
2,014 enrolled students
Two or More Races
84 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
44 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Southern State Community College is 90.4% White, 3.77% Two or More Races, 1.98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.71% Black or African American, 0.314% Asian, 0.18% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.135% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 41.3% White, 28.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 13.2% Black or African American.

Graduates

In 2024, 151 more women than men received degrees from Southern State Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Southern State Community College is white (308 degrees awarded). There were 77 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (4 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Southern State Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (135 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (36 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (21 degrees).

In 2024, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Southern State Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Liberal Arts & Humanities (135 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (16 degrees), and Business (72 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Southern State Community College are Registered nurses (1,594,140 people), Accountants & auditors (1,036,937 people), Other managers (849,654 people), Financial managers (543,836 people), and Chief executives & legislators (428,918 people).

The most specialized majors at Southern State Community College in 2024 are Liberal Arts & Humanities (135 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (16 degrees), Business (72 degrees), Protective Services (10 degrees), and Health (73 degrees) (as of 2024).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Southern State Community College are Surgeons, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Physicians, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, and Photographic process workers & processing machine operators

The most specialized majors at Southern State Community College are Liberal Arts & Humanities (135 degrees awarded), Mechanical Technologies (16 degrees), Business (72 degrees), Protective Services (10 degrees), and Health (73 degrees) (as of 2024).

Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Southern State Community College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,964,191 people), Elementary & secondary schools (886,550 people), Computer Systems Design (618,864 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (530,770 people), and Justice, public order, & safety activities (519,608 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Southern State Community College.

Most Common (2024)

Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training
18 degrees awarded
Accounting Technology & Bookkeeping
9 degrees awarded
Medical Assistant
5 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Southern State Community College was Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training with 18 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate programs at Southern State Community College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2024

240

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2024

In 2024, 89 degrees were awarded to men at Southern State Community College, which is 0.371 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (240).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Southern State Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 29 degrees were awarded to men at Southern State Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.274 times less than the 106 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 106 degrees were awarded to men at Southern State Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 3.66 times more than the 29 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

20%

100% Completion Time

26%

150% Completion Time

In 2024, 20% of students graduating from Southern State Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 26% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 34% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)

White
308 degrees awarded
Asian
4 degrees awarded
Two or More Races
4 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Southern State Community College is white (308 degrees awarded). There were 77 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, asian (4 degrees).

3.04% of degree recipients (10 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)

White Female
397 degrees awarded
White Female
353 degrees awarded
White Female
277 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Southern State Community College is white female (397 degrees awarded). There were 1.12 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (353 degrees).

Operations

Southern State Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $3.76M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 243k (6.48%) compared to the 12.8% average return (818k on 6.41M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2024, Southern State Community College had a total salary expenditure of 19M. Southern State Community College employs 13 Associate professors, 12 Instructors and 7 Assistant professors. Most academics at Southern State Community College are Male Associate professor (11), Female Instructor (7), and Male No academic rank (6).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Southern State Community College are: Management, with 18 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 11 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 8 employees.

Endowment

$3.76M

2024 Endowment

11.4%

growth from 2023

Southern State Community College has an endowment valued at about $3.76M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Southern State Community College grew 11.4% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $2.65M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Southern State Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$7.77M

2024 Salaries

4.69%

growth from 2023

In 2024, Southern State Community College paid a median of $7.77M in salaries, which represents 41% of their overall expenditure ($19M) and a 4.69% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 9.91% decline between 2022 and 2023, and a 7.34% growth between 2021 and 2022.

Instructional Salaries

$2.55M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2024, Southern State Community College paid a total of $2.55M to 41 employees working as instructors, which represents 32.8% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $720k (4.04%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Southern State Community College were Management with 18 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 11 employees, and Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 8 employees.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

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Enrollment

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

Retention Rate over Time

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Graduates

Common Jobs by Major

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Common Industries by Major

Majors Awarded

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Most Common Male Majors

Most Common Female Majors

Time to Complete

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Operations

Endowment

Salary Expenditure

Instructional Salaries

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