Sylva, North Carolina · Public
Outdoor Education 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 37 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 3.0%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~37
- Schools with reported signal
- 40
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 40 schools that report this field.
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 ($13,519 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($13,756 below). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 8% 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.
Weber State University Ogden, UT · 0.1% reported share · $10,258 net A Mt Hood Community College Gresham, OR · 0.3% reported share · $7,821 net A Greenfield Community College Greenfield, MA · 1.8% reported share · $7,679 net A 
Minnesota North College Hibbing, MN · 1.4% reported share · $10,432 net A 
SUNY Adirondack Queensbury, NY · 0.9% reported share · $10,389 net B North Idaho College Coeur d'Alene, ID · 0.5% reported share · $10,575 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Outdoor Education accounts for 3% of reported programs at Southwestern Community College, which is bigger than 78% of schools in this field set and 1.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 37 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 $13,519 below the $18,726 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 $13,756 below the $47,901 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 #3 of 40 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.