Florida SouthWestern State College Trade Programs

Florida SouthWestern State College is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. Fort Myers is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Florida SouthWestern State College?

Contact details for FSW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8099 College Parkway, Fort Myers, FL 33919
Phone:	239-489-9300
Website:	www.fsw.edu

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Can I Afford FSW?

In a recent term, part-time FSW students paid $81 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $325 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,436	$9,750
Fees	$965	$3,229
Books and Supplies	$1,950	$1,950
On Campus Room and Board	$10,044	$10,044
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,594	$4,594

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At FSW, approximately 15% of students took out student loans averaging $3,285 a year. That adds up to $13,140 over four years for those students.

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Florida SouthWestern State College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 15,141 undergraduate students at FSW, with 6,032 being full-time and 9,109 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,032 full-time undergraduates at FSW, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Florida SouthWestern State College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	142
Black or African American	652
Hispanic or Latino	2,067
White	2,435
International Students	143
Other Races/Ethnicities	593

Over 35 countries are represented at FSW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Jamaica, and Venezuela.

Online Learning at Florida SouthWestern State College

In 2022-2023, 9,435 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at FSW has changed over the last few years.

Florida SouthWestern State College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	111	24	15	0	150
Radiologic Technology	0	22	0	0	22
Cardiopulmonary Technology	0	0	0	15	15
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	15	0	0	15
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	5	10	0	0	15
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	14	0	0	14
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	0	0	14	0	14
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	0	10	0	0	10
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	8	0	0	8
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	5	0	0	0	5
Civil Engineering Technology	0	2	0	0	2
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	121	105	29	15	270

Florida SouthWestern State College Trades

In a recent academic period, Florida SouthWestern State College awarded 542 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	111	15	71	15
Civil Engineering Technology	0	0	2	0
Dental Support Services	0	0	14	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	14	8	0
Mental & Social Health Services	10	0	10	0
Total	242	58	212	30

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.