Southern State Community College
Hillsboro, OH · Public two-year · Town: Distant
2,000undergraduates
$10,764average net price per year
26%finish in 3 years
59%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
20 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Associate (135 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (5)
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Certificate (1-2 years) (18 awarded)
- Medical/Clinical Assistant Certificate (1-2 years) (5 awarded), Associate (4 awarded)
- Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist Certificate (under 1 year) (5 awarded), Certificate (1-2 years) (3 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Associate (36 awarded)
- Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Associate (2 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (5)
- Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping Certificate (1-2 years) (9 awarded), Associate (11 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Associate (21 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Associate (1 awarded)
- General Office Occupations and Clerical Services Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
- Real Estate Certificate (under 1 year) (29 awarded)
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians (2)
- Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician Certificate (1-2 years) (4 awarded)
- Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician Certificate (1-2 years) (5 awarded), Associate (7 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst Associate (12 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Police Science Certificate (under 1 year) (10 awarded)
Education (2)
- Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching Associate (2 awarded)
- Teacher Assistant/Aide Associate (3 awarded)
Engineering/engineering-related technologies/technicians (2)
- CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician Associate (1 awarded)
- Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician Associate (3 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Associate (2 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $5,687
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $10,368
- Books and supplies
- $1,632
- Total cost living at home
- $12,095
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $9,076 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $10,088 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $11,120 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $14,918 |
| Over $110,000 | $15,415 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 87%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 75%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $5,009
- Got a grant from the college
- 35%
- Average grant from the college
- $2,417
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 21%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 31%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,303
Graduation
- Finished in 2 years
- 18%
- Finished in 3 years
- 26%
- Finished in 4 years
- 34%
- Transferred to another college
- 19%
- Came back for year two
- 59%
| Pell grant students | 18% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 9% |
| Neither | 38% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 83 | 23% |
| Men | 43 | 33% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Black | 3 | 0% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| White | 116 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 50% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 2 | 100% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 335 | 29% | 27% |
| Started here, part-time | 270 | 16% | 28% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 118 | 36% | 28% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 202 | 16% | 49% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2020. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 2,000
- Undergraduates
- 2,000
- Full-time undergraduates
- 478
- Part-time undergraduates
- 1,522
- Students per faculty member
- 18 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 100%
- From out of state
- 0%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 15%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 32%
| Women | 68% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Black | 2% |
| Hispanic | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 91% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 0% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro, OH, 45133-9406
- County
- Highland County
- Type
- Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
- Highest degree
- Associates
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NJCAA
- Offers
- Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.