SMCC Per-Credit-Hour Cost Breakdown

What Does It Cost to Attend Southwest Mississippi Community College While Enrolled Part-Time?

Use the figures below to see the per-credit-hour cost for part-time students at Southwest Mississippi Community College, together with the standard annual tuition and fee figures.

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SMCC Cost Per Credit Hour
SMCC Tuition Trend
Options to Finance Your Education

What Does SMCC Charge for Part-Time Enrollment?

$160 In-State Per Credit Hour

$280 Out-of-State Per Credit Hour

Part-time in-state undergraduates are billed $160 a credit hour. Out-of-state part-time students pay $280 a credit hour.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$160	$280

Remember that this per-credit-hour figure is before any financial aid or scholarships a student may qualify for.

To put the per-credit-hour rate in context, full-time annual tuition and fees at Southwest Mississippi Community College are shown below.

Of that annual total, required fees amounted to $600 in-state and $600 out-of-state; the balance is base tuition.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$3,480	$6,180
Fees	$600	$600
Total	$4,080	$6,780

This annual figure is for academic instruction only and excludes room and board costs.

Recent Tuition Trend at SMCC (Last Few Years)

This is how tuition at Southwest Mississippi Community College has tracked across the last few reported years.

Year	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition
Three Years Ago	$2,980	$5,680
Two Years Ago	$3,200	$5,900
One Year Ago	$3,360	$6,060
Most Recent Year	$3,480	$6,180

In the latest reported year, out-of-state tuition climbed 2.0%. At the same pace next year, tuition + fees would be roughly $6,914 the year after.

Don’t Ignore Cost Increases

At most colleges, tuition rises a little each year, so the figure you see today is unlikely to be the figure you pay across all four years.

Plan Around the Cumulative Cost

Sketch out a multi-year budget that accounts for likely yearly increases so future years stay within reach.

Options to Finance Your SMCC Studies

Cost per credit hour is just the starting figure — grant aid and scholarships often reduce what students actually pay.

To learn about the aid available at Southwest Mississippi Community College, visit the Southwest Mississippi Community College Financial Aid page.

For the standard full-year figures, visit the Southwest Mississippi Community College Tuition & Fees page.