Southwest Texas Junior College Overview

Located in Uvalde, Texas, Southwest Texas Junior College is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Uvalde draws many to the area.

What Is Southwest Texas Junior College Known For?

• The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Southwest Texas Junior College.
• During a recent academic cycle, 72% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Southwest Texas Junior College?

Contact details for Southwest Texas Junior College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2401 Garner Field Rd, Uvalde, TX 78801-6297
Phone:	830-278-4401
Website:	www.swtjc.edu

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How Do I Get Into Southwest Texas Junior College?

You can apply to Southwest Texas Junior College online at: https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX

Southwest Texas Junior College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Southwest Texas Junior College?

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 Southwest Texas Junior College, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $4,312 a year. That adds up to $17,248 over four years for those students.

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Southwest Texas Junior College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,480 undergraduate students at Southwest Texas Junior College, with 1,795 being full-time and 4,685 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,795 full-time undergraduates at Southwest Texas Junior College, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwest Texas Junior College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1,578
White	162
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	41

Over 5 countries are represented at Southwest Texas Junior College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, Canada, and Cameroon.

Southwest Texas Junior College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	543	0	543
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	95	0	45	140
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	105	0	5	110
Precision Metal Working	96	0	0	96
Criminal Justice & Corrections	32	26	0	58
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	47	0	0	47
Allied Health Professions	24	16	0	40
Nursing	0	39	0	39
General Business/Commerce	0	25	0	25
Wildlife Management	17	8	0	25
Human Development & Family Studies	11	7	0	18
Construction	16	0	0	16
Cosmetology	11	0	0	11
Business Administration & Management	2	3	0	5
Business Support & Assistant Services	2	3	0	5
Computer Information Systems	0	2	0	2
General Engineering	0	2	0	2
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	458	674	50	1,182

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.