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Sylva, North Carolina · Public

Business Administration, Management and Operations at Southwestern Community College

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 222 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

17.8% Program signal 222 Size proxy $5,207 Net price (all) $34,145 Median earnings

Program snapshot

17.8% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal
17.8%
Enrollment proxy
~222
Schools with reported signal
1,964

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school)
Open / not reported
Graduation rate
53.1%

Cost

Avg net price (school)
$5,207/yr
4-year cost (est.)
$20,828
Median debt
$10,500

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y
$34,145/yr
ROI grade (school)
A+

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 1,964 schools that report this field.

#222 of 1,964 on ROI Top 11% value
1.7× national avg concentration Bigger than 86% of programs
−$11,928 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $17,135
−$16,202 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $50,347

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($11,928 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($16,202 below). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 11% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Business Administration, Management and Operations accounts for 17.8% of reported programs at Southwestern Community College, which is bigger than 86% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 222 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Southwestern Community College's average net price is $5,207 per year, about $20,828 over four years. That is $11,928 below the $17,135 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $34,145 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $16,202 below the $50,347 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Southwestern Community College #222 of 1,964 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.