Southwest Mississippi Community College
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $79,967 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $53,311 |
How much does Southwest Mississippi Community College spend on women's tennis?
Southwest Mississippi Community College reported $53,311 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #855 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does Southwest Mississippi Community College offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Southwest Mississippi Community College's athletically related student aid averaged about $4,979 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does Southwest Mississippi Community College spend on recruiting women's athletes?
Southwest Mississippi Community College reported $42,367 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does Southwest Mississippi Community College's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, Southwest Mississippi Community College reported $79,967 in total men's tennis expenses and $53,311 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Mississippi earn NIL money?
Mississippi's Intercollegiate Athletics Compensation Rights Act (SB 2313, 2021) permits college athletes to earn NIL compensation. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1400IN.htm.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the Southwest Mississippi Community College women's tennis roster?
Southwest Mississippi Community College listed 5 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 33% below the NJCAA median of 8.
Southwest Mississippi Community College's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 5 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020.
A smaller squad usually means each recruit is closer to the lineup, and one injury or transfer changes the team's season more.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 |
How many coaches does Southwest Mississippi Community College women's tennis have?
Southwest Mississippi Community College lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 11% above the NJCAA median of 4.5.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does Southwest Mississippi Community College spend on women's tennis?
Southwest Mississippi Community College reported $53,311 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, 19% below the NJCAA median of $65,827.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $1,446 per player in 2025, 11% below the NJCAA median of $1,618.
Against the national median it is well below the national median of $2,681, by 46%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $730 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NJCAA median of $27, by 2592%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 103% between 2020 and 2025, from $26,226 to $53,311.
Two-year programs are a common route into a four-year team; junior-college eligibility rules are their own and worth checking with the coach.
What is Southwest Mississippi Community College like academically?
Southwest Mississippi Community College is a small public two-year college.
The full cost of attendance is around $11,644 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $2,525 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 78% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $4,080 for MS residents and $6,780 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
56% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $33,227, below the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Southwest Mississippi Community College?
Liberal Arts & Sciences dominates: it accounts for 50% of degrees awarded, with Health Professions a distant second at 23%.
The associate's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (190 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (72 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (30 degrees)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (15 degrees)
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (9 degrees)
- Marketing (9 degrees)
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (8 degrees)
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (8 degrees)
- Precision Metal Working (8 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (6 degrees)
What is Summit, MS like to live in?
Southwest Mississippi Community College sits in Summit, a rural area near a metro of about 2,684 people in Pike County, Mississippi.
Household incomes in Summit, a median of about $33,983, sit far below the Mississippi median and likewise far below the national one, 57% lower than the country as a whole.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $101,700, 37% below the Mississippi median and rents are typical for the state, about $936 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 19 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The population skews young, with a median age of 28 against 39 nationally and 35% under 18.
21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Mississippi average of 24%.
What other teams does Southwest Mississippi Community College field?
Southwest Mississippi Community College also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NJCAA |
|---|---|
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Summit, MS |
| Enrollment | 1,474 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Associate |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Southwest Mississippi Community College have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. Southwest Mississippi Community College fields a NJCAA women's tennis team and reported 5 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is Southwest Mississippi Community College women's tennis?
- Southwest Mississippi Community College competes in NJCAA. Two-year programs are a common route into a four-year team; junior-college eligibility rules are their own and worth checking with the coach.
- How does the Southwest Mississippi Community College women's tennis roster compare with other NJCAA programs?
- With 5 players in 2025, Southwest Mississippi Community College is 33% below the NJCAA median of 8, based on 52 NJCAA programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the Southwest Mississippi Community College women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 5 players per coach, 11% above the NJCAA median of 4.5.
- How much does it cost to attend Southwest Mississippi Community College?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $11,644 a year, and an average net price of $2,525 after grants and scholarships. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is Southwest Mississippi Community College?
- Southwest Mississippi Community College is in Summit, MS, in the Southeast region, in what the Department of Education classes as a rural area.
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