Southwestern Illinois College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Southwestern Illinois College, also referred to as SWIC, is a coeducational, public, community junior college located in Belleville, Granite City, and Red Bud, Illinois, United States. It was established in 1946 as Belleville Junior College. In 1967 the name was changed, under a newly passed act, to Belleville Area College. On January 1, 2000, the College received its present moniker, Southwestern Illinois College.

The school has three main campus locations: in Belleville, established 1971; in Sam Wolf Granite City, opened 1983; and Red Bud, opened 1985. SWIC also reports that it has over 20 off-campus sites, most of which are located in district high schools but also include Scott Air Force Base and the East St. Louis Community College Center.

The student body of SWIC is cosmopolitan in nature with American Indian/Alaskan natives, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/Non-Hispanic, Hispanic, and White/Non-Hispanic all forming appreciable fractions of the student body.

SWIC athletic teams are called the Blue Storms. The official mascot is the Blue Storm. The College sponsors soccer, basketball, baseball, volleyball, softball, and golf.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in construction trades, security and law enforcement, production trades, computer science and engineering, nursing and emergency medicine, and science.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High male/female ratio.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Southwestern Illinois College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 56% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 14,308 in 2009-2010 (9,511 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 57% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (103 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Parts, Warehousing, and Inventory Management Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Selling Skills and Sales Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (99 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Specific Applications
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (127 awarded)

• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Concrete Finishing/Concrete Finisher
• Construction Trades
• Electrician
• Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer
• Pipefitting/Pipefitter and Sprinkler Fitter

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (39 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
• Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (4 awarded)

• Music Teacher Education
• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (35 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (56 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (2 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (5 awarded)

• Restaurant/Food Services Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (20 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management

LAW (41 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (408 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (87 awarded)

• Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
• Heating/AC/Ventilation/Refrig Maint Technology/Technician
• Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician
• Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology

MEDIA (13 awarded)

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (83 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk
• Medical Office Assistant/Specialist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (137 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (340 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (47 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

PRODUCTION TRADES (304 awarded)

• Ironworking/Ironworker
• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (238 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (363 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting
• Fire Services Administration
• Security and Loss Prevention Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (42 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
• Physical Therapist Assistant

TRANSPORTATION (1 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew