Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Trade Programs

Located in Big Spring, Texas, Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Big Spring draws many to the area.

Where Is Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf?

Contact details for SWCID are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3200 Ave C, Big Spring, TX 79720-7298
Phone:	432-264-3700
Website:	howardcollege.edu

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Can I Afford SWCID?

In a recent term, part-time SWCID students paid $132 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $470 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,320	$14,100
Fees	$306	$306
Books and Supplies	$1,690	$1,690
On Campus Room and Board	$5,837	$5,837
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,627	$4,627

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Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 48 undergraduate students at SWCID, with 29 being full-time and 19 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29 full-time undergraduates at SWCID, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Online Learning at Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf

In 2022-2023, 18 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	4	0	4
Building/Property Maintenance	0	1	1
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician	0	1	1
Construction Engineering Technology	0	0	0
Welding Technology/Welder	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	2	6

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Trades

In a recent academic period, Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf awarded 17 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
Building Management & Inspection	0	1	0	0
Dental Support Services	0	1	0	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	4	0	0	0
Total	12	5	0	0

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.