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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?

2,016 Undergraduate Awards
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at SWIC.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 27% of the faculty were full-time.

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Southwestern Illinois College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SWIC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Biological & Physical Science Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Communications Technology/Support Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#15 Best Value Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#29 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#87 Best Value Personal & Culinary Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SWIC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#5 Best Value Colleges for Biological & Physical Science College Factual
#8 Best Value Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support College Factual
#13 Best Value Colleges for Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies College Factual
#13 Best Value Colleges for Foreign Languages & Linguistics College Factual
#90 Best Value Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences College Factual
#110 Best Value Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities College Factual

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

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?

14% Take Out Loans
20.5% Loan Default Rate

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 14% of students took out student loans averaging $3,844 a year. That adds up to $15,376 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SWIC is 20.5%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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

1,416 Took All Classes Online
3,646 Took At Least One Class Online
31.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 3,646 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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Online Growth Rankings of SWIC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southwestern Illinois College was 31.6%. This is the #858 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SWIC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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 0 470 0 470
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 219 0 0 219
Precision Metal Working 170 18 21 209
Allied Health Professions 78 60 8 146
Biological & Physical Science 0 138 0 138
Criminal Justice & Corrections 111 21 0 132
Fire Protection 107 8 0 115
Nursing 0 80 0 80
American Sign Language 28 16 0 44
Information Technology 0 20 16 36
Computer Systems Networking 31 0 0 31
Construction 13 10 8 31
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 13 17 30
Computer Programming 22 5 1 28
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 1 12 11 24
Human Development & Family Studies 0 11 11 22
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18 4 0 22
Legal Support Services 0 21 0 21
Graphic Communications 11 9 0 20
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 10 9 19
Business Support & Assistant Services 7 10 0 17
Culinary Arts 2 10 2 14
Accounting 6 6 0 12
Computer Information Systems 0 11 0 11
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 11 0 11
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 1 5 4 10
Social Work 0 10 0 10
Air Transportation 1 9 0 10
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 8 1 0 9
Fine & Studio Arts 0 9 0 9
Entrepreneurial Studies 3 5 0 8
Audiovisual Communications 7 1 0 8
General Engineering 0 8 0 8
Horticulture 4 3 0 7
Building Management & Inspection 7 0 0 7
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 5 1 6
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 4 1 5
Marketing 3 1 0 4
Carpentry 0 3 0 3
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 3 0 3
Electronics Engineering Technology 1 2 0 3
Music 0 3 0 3
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 1 1
TOTAL 859 1,046 111 2,016

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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