Southwest Mississippi Community College Ranking Badges

SMCC earned 17 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 1 in the top 5%, 15 in the top 10% and 1 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 45 in Best for the Money (Mississippi), a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 17 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 1
Highest placement: #1 of 45, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 6
Placements this edition: 62
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Southwest Mississippi Community College Earned?

Southwest Mississippi Community College holds 17 ranking badges across 6 fields of study, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. These badges come from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	1
Top 10%	15
Top 15%	1
Total	17

What Is Southwest Mississippi Community College Known For?

Southwest Mississippi Community College is best known for Health Professions: 4 of its 17 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Liberal Arts General Studies, Cosmetology and Nursing.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 10%	Top 5%
Best for the Money	✓
Best for the Money (Southeast)	✓
Best for the Money (Mississippi)		✓

Construction Trades

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Electrical & Power Installation
Best Value		✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Child Development & Family Studies
Best Value		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Health/Medical Admin Services
Best Value		✓
Nursing
Best Value		✓
Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Best Value		✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Liberal Arts General Studies
Most Focused		✓

Personal & Culinary Services

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Best Value		✓
Cosmetology
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value		✓

Precision Production

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Precision Metal Working
Best Value		✓

How Does Southwest Mississippi Community College Rank for Veterans?

Southwest Mississippi Community College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,799 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 37%).

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Southwest Mississippi Community College appears in 62 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.