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Southwestern Illinois College is a public institution located in Belleville, Illinois. Belleville is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

56 Undergraduate Degrees

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Southwestern Illinois College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#10 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree 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
#3 Best Value Colleges for Small Business Administration/Management College Factual
#3 Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#5 Best General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#10 Best Value Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies College Factual
#10 Best Business Support & Assistant Services Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#33 Best Value Colleges for Business Support & Assistant Services 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
Website: https://www.swic.edu

How Do I Get Into SWIC?

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

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

Can I Afford Southwestern Illinois College?

14% Take Out Loans
13.8% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 13.8%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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 #743 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 Business Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Small Business Administration/Management 8 10 0 18
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 10 3 1 14
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 1 5 6 12
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 5 0 0 5
Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations 4 0 0 4
Accounting 0 3 0 3
TOTAL 28 21 7 56

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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