Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Business Programs

Located in Fennimore, Wisconsin, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is a public institution. The rural area surrounding Southwest Tech is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Rankings

Southwest Tech is ranked #106 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. Out of the 43 colleges in Wisconsin, it is ranked at #7.

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.

Southwest Tech has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#25	Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#13	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Value Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Value Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#31	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Course Advisor
#65	Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#69	Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#76	Best General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#78	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#79	Best Value Colleges for Accounting	College Factual

Where Is Southwest Wisconsin Technical College?

Contact details for Southwest Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1800 Bronson Blvd, Fennimore, WI 53809-9778
Phone:	608-822-3262
Website:	https://www.swtc.edu

How Do I Get Into Southwest Tech?

You can apply to Southwest Tech online at: https://www.swtc.edu/admissions/apply-now

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

Can I Afford Southwest Wisconsin Technical College?

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 Southwest Tech, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $4,034 a year. That adds up to $16,136 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southwest Tech is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,581 undergraduate students at Southwest Tech, with 675 being full-time and 1,906 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 675 full-time undergraduates at Southwest Tech, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwest Wisconsin Technical College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	634
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Online Learning at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

In 2019-2020, 861 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 19th most popular in Wisconsin for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Southwest Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College was 12.4%. This is the #1,154 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Southwest Tech regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Southwest Tech ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Southwest Tech.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Office Administration	#54
Supply Chain Management	#95
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	#204
Accounting	#271
Accounting	#444

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 Wisconsin Technical College Business Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	31	0	31
Supply Chain Management	11	6	17
Accounting	13	0	13
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	4	0	4
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	0	4	4
Office Administration	3	0	3
TOTAL	62	10	72

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.