Southern State Community College — College Profile

About

Southern State Community College in Hillsboro, Ohio, is best known for delivering affordable, career-focused higher education and technical training tailored to the workforce needs of rural southwest Ohio. The college boasts particularly strong programs in nursing and allied health, law enforcement, and business, alongside robust transfer pathways that seamlessly feed into four-year Ohio universities through the Ohio Guaranteed Transfer Pathways initiative. The student experience is centered on a supportive, commuter-friendly environment characterized by small class sizes, individualized faculty mentorship, and flexible course delivery designed to accommodate working adults and dual-enrollment high school students alike.

Wikipedia:Southern State Community College (SSCC) is a public community college based in Hillsboro, Ohio, United States. SSCC has two campuses, with one in Mount Orab and the other in Hillsboro. Southern State Community College was founded in February 1975 as Southern State General and Technical College. The name of the school was changed only a few years later in 1977 to the name by which it is known now. The institution is a member of the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE).

Location

Hillsboro, OH, 45133-9406 · Town campus

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Nearest airport from college

CVG · Cincinnati

58 mi away

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Cost & aid

Cost of attendance

These figures are federal data and may be out of date.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition & fees$5,912$10,818

Books & supplies$1,632$1,632

Cost of attendance$15,244$20,150 est.

Average net price$9,674Not published

Out-of-state prices

Tuition & fees$10,818

In-state: $5,912

Books & supplies$1,632

Cost of attendance$20,150 est.

In-state: $15,244

Average net priceNot published

In-state: $9,674

est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.

Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24

$0–30k

$8,099

$30–48k

$7,950

$48–75k

$10,926

$75–110k

$13,478

$110k+

$10,805

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Source: U.S. College Scorecard

Outcomes

Completion

Within 6 yrs

31%

Entered 2017–18

8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students

30% graduated · 28% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 41% left or unknown

Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021

6 yrs after entry$32,851

10 yrs after entry$35,463

Debt

Median at graduation$11,457

Monthly payment$121

Middle 50% owe$2.9k–$12k

90th percentile$19,265

Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body

Gender

Men 29%Women 71%

Who enrolls

Faculty ratio

20 : 1

Pell grant

22%

First-gen

52%

Family income

$25,687

Independent

48%

Veterans

Age at entry

25.0

Part-time

61%

Race & ethnicity

White

90%

Hispanic

Black

Two or more

Unknown

Varsity sports

NJCAA · EADA 2024-25

Other Sports
Co-ed

Institutional

Resources

Endowment

$4M

Full-time faculty

47%

Faculty salary

$6,585/mo

Teaching spend

$4,035

per student

Federal loans

13%

Classification

Carnegie type

Associate's — mixed transfer/career

Undergraduate profile