Southwestern Illinois College Overview

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

What Is Southwestern Illinois College Known For?

2,663 Undergraduate Awards

The associate's degree is the highest award offered at SWIC.
In a recent academic period34% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Southwestern Illinois College?

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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How Do I Get Into SWIC?

You can apply to SWIC online at: https://www.swic.edu/apply

Southwestern Illinois 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 Illinois College?

12% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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.

Southwestern Illinois 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	423	364	787
Criminal Justice & Corrections	309	12	0	321
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	232	0	38	270
Precision Metal Working	159	22	20	201
Human Development & Family Studies	97	25	0	122
Biological & Physical Science	0	116	0	116
Allied Health Professions	53	48	4	105
Nursing	0	75	0	75
Fire Protection	68	1	0	69
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	29	26	55
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	13	21	12	46
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	1	17	25	43
Computer Systems Networking	42	0	0	42
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration	0	11	31	42
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	20	14	0	34
Information Technology	0	19	13	32
Horticulture	27	3	0	30
Graphic Communications	16	9	0	25
Computer Programming	17	1	2	20
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	20	0	20
American Sign Language	8	10	0	18
Entrepreneurial Studies	12	5	0	17
Construction	13	4	0	17
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	15	0	0	15
Culinary Arts	1	6	8	15
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	6	8	0	14
Legal Support Services	0	12	0	12
Business Support & Assistant Services	4	4	3	11
Marketing	7	3	1	11
Accounting	6	4	0	10
Building Management & Inspection	9	0	0	9
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	4	5	9
Fine & Studio Arts	0	9	0	9
Audiovisual Communications	2	5	0	7
Computer Information Systems	0	7	0	7
Social Work	0	7	0	7
Air Transportation	1	5	0	6
Electronics Engineering Technology	1	4	0	5
General Engineering	0	5	0	5
Computer Software & Applications	3	0	0	3
Information Science	0	1	0	1
Carpentry	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Music	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,142	969	552	2,663

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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