Sylva, North Carolina · Public
Carpenters at Southwestern Community College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 1% reported program-share signal, $5,207 school-wide net price, and $34,145 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 12 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~12
- Schools with reported signal
- 60
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (1%), school-wide average net price ($5,207), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($34,145), and peer averages from 60 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 60 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A+, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($3,906 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($6,016 below). Together, those evidence points place Southwestern Community College in the top 23% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA · 0.0% reported share · $3,702 net A+ 
Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, MS · 0.6% reported share · $2,525 net A+ 
Vance-Granville Community College Henderson, NC · 0.5% reported share · $3,286 net A+ Pensacola State College Pensacola, FL · 0.1% reported share · $3,957 net A+ Grays Harbor College Aberdeen, WA · 2.1% reported share · $4,783 net A+ Metropolitan Community College Area Omaha, NE · 0.9% reported share · $4,982 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Carpenters accounts for 1% of reported programs at Southwestern Community College, which is bigger than 50% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 12 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 $3,906 below the $9,113 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 $6,016 below the $40,161 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 #14 of 60 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.