Southwestern Illinois College Computer Science Programs

Located in Belleville, Illinois, Southwestern Illinois College is a public institution. The suburban atmosphere of Belleville makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

Where Is Southwestern Illinois College?

Contact details for SWIC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2500 Carlyle Ave, Belleville, IL 62221-5899
Phone:	618-235-2700
Website:	www.swic.edu

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How Do I Get Into SWIC?

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

Since Southwestern Illinois College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Southwestern Illinois College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SWIC, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $3,331 a year. That adds up to $13,324 over four years for those students.

Southwestern Illinois College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,213 undergraduate students at SWIC, with 3,011 being full-time and 4,202 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,011 full-time undergraduates at SWIC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwestern Illinois College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	40
Black or African American	505
Hispanic or Latino	201
White	1,944
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	297

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

In 2022-2023, 3,115 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.

Southwestern Illinois College Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	29	0	0	29
App Specific Computer Programming	20	0	8	28
Network & System Administration/Administrator	0	15	0	15
General Computer Programming	0	8	0	8
General Computer & Information Sciences	0	4	0	4
Computer & IS Security	0	0	3	3
Information Technology	0	2	0	2
Web & Multimedia Design	2	0	0	2
Web/Multimedia Management & Webmaster	0	2	0	2
Data Modeling/Warehousing & Database Administration	0	1	0	1
Other Computer Software & Media Applications	0	0	0	0
Information Technology Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	51	32	11	94

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.