Southwestern College Trade Programs

Southwestern College is a public institution situated in Chula Vista, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Southwestern College?

Contact details for SWC Chula Vista are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	900 Otay Lakes Rd., Chula Vista, CA 91910-7299
Phone:	619-421-6700
Website:	www.swccd.edu

Can I Afford SWC Chula Vista?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time SWC Chula Vista students paid $46 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $337 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,288	$9,436
Fees	$56	$56
Books and Supplies	$1,210	$1,210

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 SWC Chula Vista, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,419 a year. That adds up to $13,676 over four years for those students.

Southwestern College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 17,621 undergraduate students at SWC Chula Vista, with 6,403 being full-time and 11,218 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,403 full-time undergraduates at SWC Chula Vista, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwestern College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	685
Black or African American	228
Hispanic or Latino	4,720
White	363
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	390

Over 17 countries are represented at SWC Chula Vista. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Argentina.

Southwestern College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	157	0	157
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	82	8	14	104
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	85	0	0	85
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	12	8	6	26
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	23	2	25
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts	18	7	0	25
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	19	0	19
General Drafting & Design Technology	3	8	0	11
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector	5	5	0	10
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	0	0	9	9
Laboratory Technician	0	8	0	8
Surgical Technology	0	4	2	6
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew	6	0	0	6
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	4	1	5
Hazardous Materials Management & Waste Technology	1	2	0	3
Industrial Safety Technology	1	1	0	2
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	2	0	0	2
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	0	0	2	2
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	0	1	0	1
Biomedical Technology	0	1	0	1
Computer Installation & Repair Technology/Technician	1	0	0	1
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	0	0	0	0
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	216	256	36	508

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.