by our College Data Analytics Team
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 15 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is individualized studies.
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Surry Community College landed the #434 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Surry Community College held the #1,317 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, Surry Community College is ranked at #13.
Since Surry Community College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
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.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Surry Community College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Surry Community College is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,103 undergraduates at Surry Community College with 1,069 being full-time and 2,034 being part-time.
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 Surry Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Surry Community College, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $8,500 a year. That adds up to $34,000 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Surry Community College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Surry Community College.
Contact details for Surry Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 630 S. Main St., Dobson, NC 27017-8432 |
| Phone: | 336-386-8121 |
| Website: | https://surry.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 236 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 55 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 54 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 43 | NA |
| Accounting | 42 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 41 | NA |
| Nursing | 38 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 30 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 27 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 27 | NA |
Online courses area 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.
In 2022-2023, 1,443 students took at least one online class at Surry Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,565 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,443 | 626 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,565 | 686 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,952 | 2,143 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,635 | 687 |
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.
References
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