Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Business Programs

Located in Big Spring, Texas, Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Big Spring draws many to the area.

Where Is Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf?

Contact details for SWCID are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3200 Ave C, Big Spring, TX 79720-7298
Phone:	432-264-3700
Website:	www.howardcollege.edu/swcid/

How Do I Get Into SWCID?

You can apply to SWCID online at: https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX

As long as you submit the requested materials to Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf?

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 SWCID, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $5,500 a year. That adds up to $22,000 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SWCID is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 48 undergraduate students at SWCID, with 29 being full-time and 19 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29 full-time undergraduates at SWCID, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	5
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Online Learning at Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf

In 2019-2020, 48 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SWCID has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of SWCID

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf was 8.3%. This is the #1,284 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SWCID 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%.

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf Business Concentrations

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

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Business & Office Technology	5	5
Accounting	0	0
General Business Administration and Management	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0
TOTAL	5	5

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.