by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Surry Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Surry Community College was awarded 67 badges in the 2026 rankings.
College Factual ranked Surry Community College as #2,297 out of 3,449 colleges and universities in the country on its 2026 Best Colleges list.
Within the state, Surry Community College holds the #75 spot on the Best Colleges in North Carolina ranking.
The student to faculty ratio at Surry Community College is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 Surry Community College is 35%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Surry Community College has a freshmen retention rate of 75%. That’s a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It’s also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor’s degree in four years or less. This rate is 8% for first-time, full-time students at Surry Community College, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Surry Community College.
In the current academic year, there are 1,445 undergraduates at Surry Community College.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Surry Community College.
The overall average net price of Surry Community College is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Surry Community College
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,197 | $4,426 | $5,803 | $6,464 | $5,308 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Surry Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Surry Community College make about $36,012 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is about 27% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
See which majors at Surry Community College make the most money.
Surry Community College is a public institution located in Dobson, North Carolina. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting. Get more details about the location of Surry Community College.
Contact information for Surry Community College can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 630 S. Main St., Dobson, NC 27017-8432 |
| Phone: | 33638681213264 |
| Website: | www.surry.edu |
In the latest year of available data, students from 16 majors graduated from Surry Community College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 885 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 229 | $20,508 |
| Business Administration & Management | 138 | $30,391 |
| Accounting | 63 | NA |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 57 | $24,886 |
| Precision Metal Working | 54 | NA |
| Nursing | 40 | $52,951 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 37 | NA |
| Linguistics & Literature | 29 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 27 | NA |
Online courses are a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
1,326 students took at least one online class at Surry Community College.
Learn more about online learning at Surry 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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