Southwest Mississippi Community College
- Southwest Mississippi Community College provides academic, career, and continuing education, meeting the diverse needs of the population at a reasonable cost. SMCC provides community services and promotes economic development through consultative and workforce training.
School Highlights
Southwest Mississippi Community College serves 2,025 students (79% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 25:1 is higher than the state community college average of 22:1.
Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Black), which is equal to the state average of 48%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 81 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Southwest Mississippi Community College | (MS) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 81 staff | 143 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Southwest Mississippi Community College is a two-year college that offers the freshman and sophomore level academic transfer courses, and vocational-technical programs. In 1908, the Mississippi legislature enacted legislation allowing counties to establish agricultural high schools. On April 7, 1916, the Pike County School Board voted to establish such a high school. The ideal spot for the new agricultural high school was Godbold's Mineral Wells, located in a picturesque setting just northeast of Summit. Godbold's Mineral Wells, a state and national resort noted for its mineral waters, had outlived its glory years, yet it proved to be the perfect location for an educational facility. On September 3, 1918, Superintendent James Murray Kenna, six faculty members, and approximately forty students began the Pike County Agricultural High School - an institution destined to become Southwest Mississippi Community College. The original campus consisted of classroom buildings, dormitories, and a comprehensive farm, including dairy, beef, and row-crop operations. Still located on its original site, Southwest continues to grow and develop. The campus, located on a sixty-acre plot, includes twenty-eight buildings, a football stadium, and a baseball field. The buildings are situated around a central lake with walks, bridges, and paths connecting the buildings. The remainder of the approximately 855 acres is now a tree farm. Southwest Mississippi Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate Degree.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Southwest Mississippi Community College is Northshore Technical College-Florida Parishes Branch Campus (35.0 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- n/a students | 35.00 Mi137 College Street
Greensburg, LA 70441
(225) 222-4251 35.00n/a - 3,094 students | 35.80 Mi1001 Co-Lin Lane
Wesson, MS 39191
(601) 643-5101 35.803,094 - 4,733 students | 51.20 Mi65556 Centerpoint Blvd.
Lacombe, LA 70445
(985) 545-1500 51.204,733 - n/a students | 54.10 Mi111 Pride Dr
Hammond, LA 70401
54.10n/a - 771 students | 54.50 Mi3337 Hwy. 10
Jackson, LA 70748
(225) 634-2636 54.50771
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