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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Southern State Community College is ranked #2,067 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Southern State Community College held the #2,162 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Southern State Community College also holds the #88 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
See all of the rankings for Southern State Community College.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Southern State Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Southern State Community College, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southern State Community College is 47%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Southern State Community College this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,018 undergraduates at Southern State Community College with 564 being full-time and 1,454 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,102 | $5,975 | $8,357 | $12,306 | $11,306 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Southern State Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Southern State Community College, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $4,522 a year. That adds up to $18,088 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Southern State Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro, OH 45133-9406 |
| Phone: | 937-393-3431 |
| Website: | https://www.sscc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Real Estate | 66 | NA |
| Nursing | 43 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 14 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 13 | NA |
| Biotechnology | 12 | NA |
| Computer Systems Analysis | 12 | NA |
| Accounting | 11 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 10 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 6 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 5 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 1,135 students took at least one online class at Southern State Community College. This is an increase from the 1,112 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,135 | 542 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,112 | 518 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,267 | 582 |
| 2018-2019 | 754 | 223 |
Learn more about online learning at Southern State Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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