Construction Trades at Southwestern Illinois College

If you plan to study construction trades, take a look at what Southwestern Illinois College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,906.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Construction Trades section at the bottom of this page.

SWIC Construction Trades Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Construction Trades (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Construction Trades (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Construction Trades

SWIC Construction Trades Rankings

Construction Trades Student Demographics at SWIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the construction trades majors at Southwestern Illinois College.

SWIC Construction Trades Associate’s Program

19% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of construction trades associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in construction trades only graduates about 7% women each year. The program at SWIC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in construction trades at SWIC are white. Around 76% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Illinois College with a associate's in construction trades.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Construction Trades

If you plan to be a construction trades major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Illinois College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	11
Construction	7

Careers That Construction Trades Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction trades can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Southwestern Illinois College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Maintenance and Repair Workers	63,350	$44,420
Carpenters	26,970	$66,280
Electricians	24,410	$75,820
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	16,300	$79,400
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	14,520	$69,300

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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