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Southwestern College Overview

Southwestern College is a public institution located in Chula Vista, California. Chula Vista is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Southwestern College Known For?

3,101 Undergraduate Awards
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at SWC Chula Vista.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 30% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Southwestern College?

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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

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How Do I Get Into SWC Chula Vista?

You can apply to SWC Chula Vista online at: https://www.swccd.edu/index.aspx?page=279

Southwestern 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 Southwestern College?

1% Take Out Loans

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 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.

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Southwestern College Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,403 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
93% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 17,621 undergraduate students at SWC Chula Vista, with 6,403 being full-time and 11,218 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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 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 1 189 457 647
Business Administration & Management 20 280 5 305
General Psychology 0 199 0 199
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 155 0 155
Allied Health Professions 109 19 24 152
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 97 25 25 147
Health Sciences & Services 0 131 0 131
Biological & Physical Science 0 117 0 117
Sociology 0 102 0 102
Nursing 0 62 0 62
Accounting 18 31 3 52
Human Services 0 49 0 49
Economics 0 48 0 48
Real Estate 37 7 0 44
Health & Physical Education 9 35 0 44
Communication & Media Studies 0 39 0 39
Special Education 0 38 0 38
Health & Medical Administrative Services 28 0 10 38
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 24 6 6 36
General English Literature 0 35 0 35
Culinary Arts 21 14 0 35
Fine & Studio Arts 0 35 0 35
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 3 31 0 34
Human Development & Family Studies 1 32 0 33
Dental Support Services 0 33 0 33
Computer Science 0 32 0 32
Romance Languages 21 9 0 30
Political Science & Government 0 29 0 29
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 10 14 24
Computer Software & Applications 20 3 0 23
Mathematics 0 22 0 22
Legal Support Services 4 12 4 20
History 0 18 0 18
General Biology 0 17 0 17
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 13 3 16
Design & Applied Arts 1 15 0 16
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 8 0 6 14
Fire Protection 5 9 0 14
Hospitality Management 9 4 0 13
Music 2 11 0 13
Anthropology 0 12 0 12
Security Science and Technology 0 9 2 11
Finance & Financial Management 7 3 0 10
Business Support & Assistant Services 4 5 0 9
Audiovisual Communications 3 6 0 9
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 9 0 9
Philosophy 0 9 0 9
Geography & Cartography 8 1 0 9
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 9 0 9
Drama & Theater Arts 0 8 0 8
Graphic Communications 7 0 0 7
Computer Information Systems 2 5 0 7
Public Administration 0 7 0 7
American Sign Language 6 0 0 6
Air Transportation 6 0 0 6
Dance 0 6 0 6
General Sales & Marketing 3 2 0 5
Quality Control Technology 1 4 0 5
Chemistry 0 5 0 5
Horticulture 0 3 1 4
Journalism 0 4 0 4
Computer Programming 1 3 0 4
Information Technology 0 4 0 4
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 3 1 0 4
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 4 0 4
International Business 0 3 0 3
Building Management & Inspection 1 2 0 3
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 2 1 0 3
Entrepreneurial Studies 2 0 0 2
Environmental Control Technology 2 0 0 2
Physics 0 2 0 2
General Business/Commerce 1 0 0 1
Data Entry 1 0 0 1
Insurance 0 0 0 0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 0 0
Computer Systems Networking 0 0 0 0
Teaching Assistants 0 0 0 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0
Electronics Maintenance & Repair 0 0 0 0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 0 0 0
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 0 0 0
Physical Science Technicians 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 498 2,043 560 3,101

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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