Surry Community College
Surry Community College at a Glance
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About Surry Community College
According to Wikipedia, Surry Community College is a public community college in Dobson, North Carolina. Founded in 1964, it is part of the North Carolina Community College System and serves Surry and Yadkin Counties. It is part of the North Carolina Community College System.
Surry Community College's Online Degrees
Certificate in Digital Media Technology
Degree Concentrations
- Graphic Design
- Required Credits: 17
- Format: Fully online
BS in Digital Media Technology
Degree Concentrations
- Graphic Design
- Required Credits: 72
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 16
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Accounting & Finance
- Required Credits: 17
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Office Administration
- Required Credits: 17
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Project Management Technology
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Computer Programming And Development
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Information Technology
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
BS in Management Information Systems
- Required Credits: 69
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Criminal Justice Technology
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
BS in Criminal Justice Technology
- Required Credits: 69
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Early Childhood Administration
- Required Credits: 16
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Early Childhood Education
- Required Credits: 16
- Format: Fully online
BS in Associate In Arts
Degree Concentrations
- Teacher Preparation
- Required Credits: 60
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Medical Office Administration
- Required Credits: 17
- Format: Fully online
BS in Medical Office Administration
- Required Credits: 67
- Format: Fully online
Surry Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 73% | 5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Surry Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $2,728 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Surry Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Surry Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $39,923 a year, and 81% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Surry Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 3,576 | 3,576 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Surry Community College?
Surry Community College is located at 630 S. Main St., Dobson, NC 27017-8432.
How Safe is Surry Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Surry Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Surry Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.04%. Dobson has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.91%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Surry Community College Known For?
Surry Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Surry Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Surry Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Surry Community College ranks #2288 in the U.S. and #4672 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesSurry Community College ranks #2546 in the U.S. and #6681 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesSurry Community College ranks #2869 in the U.S. and #10645 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesSurry Community College ranks #3240 in the U.S. and #12062 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesSurry Community College ranks #3815 in the U.S. and #13643 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine Degrees