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Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL · Public · 5,675 students · mostly certificate degrees
51st-cheapest of 180 Illinois colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$10,427
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$16,249
Graduation rate
36%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$36,884
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$6,908
Pell grant recipients
25%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
76 programsFire Science/Fire-fighting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma68 grads/yr$82,343Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma309 grads/yr$77,912Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree75 grads/yr$75,373Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma31 grads/yr$69,893Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree48 grads/yr$69,693Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Associate's Degree19 grads/yr$69,675Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree12 grads/yr$68,288Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Associate's Degree22 grads/yr$62,981Legal Assistant/Paralegal · Associate's Degree12 grads/yr$53,017Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma179 grads/yr$47,871Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree116 grads/yr$47,418Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma57 grads/yr$47,048Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma26 grads/yr$46,619Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree21 grads/yr$41,893General Studies · Associate's Degree423 grads/yr$41,620Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma270 grads/yr$33,669
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.