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Southwestern Illinois College is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. Belleville is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

3,037 Full-Time Undergraduates
$6,120 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Southwestern Illinois College?

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Contact details for SWIC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2500 Carlyle Ave, Belleville, IL 62221-5899
Phone: 618-235-2700
Website: www.swic.edu

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Can I Afford SWIC?

$6,120 In-State Tuition
12% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time SWIC students paid $204 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $198 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $6,120 $5,940
Fees $270 $270
Books and Supplies $2,400 $2,400

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SWIC, approximately 12% of students took out student loans averaging $4,068 a year. That adds up to $16,272 over four years for those students.

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Southwestern Illinois College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,037 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,906 undergraduate students at SWIC, with 3,037 being full-time and 3,869 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 3,037 full-time undergraduates at SWIC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 40
Black or African American 501
Hispanic or Latino 190
White 1,973
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 317

Over 6 countries are represented at SWIC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Colombia, and Italy.

Online Learning at Southwestern Illinois College

1,322 Took All Classes Online
3,115 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 3,115 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Southwestern Illinois College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 251 0 0 251
Welding Technology/Welder 169 10 0 179
Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician 0 97 30 127
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 64 7 20 91
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 14 20 19 53
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 0 13 36 49
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant 40 0 0 40
Electrician 1 13 21 35
Radiologic Technology 2 30 0 32
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 6 22 28
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 27 27
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician 0 0 25 25
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 19 0 19
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 15 0 15
Laboratory Technician 3 12 0 15
General Construction Trades 7 7 0 14
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 13 0 0 13
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 13 0 0 13
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 6 6 0 12
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 0 11 0 11
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 0 5 6 11
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage 10 0 0 10
Restaurant, Culinary, & Catering Management/Manager 0 9 0 9
Aviation/Airway Management & Operations 3 5 0 8
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology 4 3 0 7
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking 0 0 7 7
Painting/Painter & Wall Coverer 6 0 0 6
Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher 4 0 0 4
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 0 0 4 4
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot & Flight Crew 0 4 0 4
Carpentry/Carpenter 0 0 3 3
Mechanical Drafting & Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD 0 3 0 3
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 0 2 0 2
Other Air Transportation 2 0 0 2
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology 1 0 0 1
Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant 1 0 0 1
Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, & Dining Room Management/Manager 0 0 1 1
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 614 297 221 1,132

Southwestern Illinois College Trades

In a recent academic period, Southwestern Illinois College awarded 2,869 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
Air Transportation 5 0 9 0
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 13 22 25 0
Allied Health Professions 66 20 52 0
Building Management & Inspection 10 0 0 0
Carpentry 0 3 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 16 0 12 0
Computer Engineering Technology 1 0 0 0
Construction 7 0 7 0
Culinary Arts 1 11 14 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 3 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 1 21 13 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 6 0 6 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 13 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 36 13 0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 4 0 3 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 251 27 0 0
Precision Metal Working 223 26 30 0
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 55 97 0
Total 1,486 594 789 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.

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