Career Programs at Southwest Tech

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is $6,989 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College offers the alternative tuition plans .

38% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $5,210 (exclude student loans).

Southwest Tech 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$6,989
Average Financial Amount	$5,210

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College offers 36 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 837 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	2	0	289
Less than 1 Year Certificate	11	1	67
2 Years Certificate	21	5	192
4 Years Certificate	2	0	24
Total	36	6	837

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

289 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
67 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
192 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
24 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
265 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	289 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	61	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	228	-
	Total	289

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology	✕	2	-
Food Science	✕	3	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	16 completers	-
Driver and Safety Teacher Education	✔	16	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	14	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Electrician	✕	9	-
Building/Property Maintenance	✕	2	-
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	✕	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	8	$22,900
	Total	67

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology	✕	3	-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	✕	1	-
Crop Production	✕	1	-
Dairy Husbandry and Production	✕	5	-
Food Science	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	7	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	7	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	3	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✔	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Security and Loss Prevention Services	✕	1	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Mason/Masonry	✕	0	-
Carpentry/Carpenter	✕	8	-
Lineworker	✕	39	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	3	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	3	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	33	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	56 completers	-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	✔	28	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✔	28	$40,000
Business [+]	✔	10 completers	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	6	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✔	4	-
	Total	192

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology	✕	15	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
	Total	24

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	4	-
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production	✕	3	-
Agronomy and Crop Science	✕	7	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	4	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	5	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	0	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	✕	1	-
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	21 completers	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	21	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	✕	11	-
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management	✕	4	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✕	11	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (3 completers)	131 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✔	6	-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	✔	15	-
Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist	✔	29	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	✕	9	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	✕	10	-
Direct Entry Midwifery	✕	8	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	54	-
Business [+]	✔	58 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	31	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	✔	11	-
Office Management and Supervision	✔	3	-
Accounting	✔	13	-
	Total	265

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 2,710 students are attending at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. There are 75 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 51 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 198 (full-time) and 72 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is 55% and transfer-out rate is 3%. The retention rate is 73% at the school.

Southwest Tech 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	2,710
Graduation Rate	55%
Number of Faculty	126
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1

Student Population at Southwest Tech

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,520 students enrolled into Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. By gender, 988 male and 1,532 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.

Student Population By Gender
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,520	988	1,532
Full-time	701	305	396
Part-tme	1,819	683	1,136

There are 2,231 White (88.53%), 65 Black/African American (2.58%), 54 Hispanic (2.14%), 17 Asian (0.67%), and 207 students with other races attending Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,520	988	1,532
American Indian/Native American	28	13	15
Asian	17	7	10
Black/African American	65	11	54
Hispanic	54	21	33
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	2,231	901	1,330
Two More	91	24	67
Un-Known	34	11	23
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

584 students (23.17% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 297 students (11.79% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
	Number of Students
Total	2,520
Enrolled Online Exclusively	584
Enrolled Some Online Courses	297
Not in Online Courses	1,639

By age range, at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, 345 students are aged 20 to 24 (13.69% of total students), 1,499 students are aged below 20 (59.48%), 73 students are aged above 50 (5.71%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,520	988	1,532
Under 18	1,006	454	552
Age 18-19	493	262	231
Age 20-21	194	85	109
Age 22-24	151	41	110
Age 25-29	196	55	141
Age 30-34	147	29	118
Age 35-39	120	20	100
Age 40-49	140	30	110
Age 50-64	72	12	60
Over 64	1	0	1

Directory and Accreditation Information

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1976 - Current[Estimated Date]).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.

1800 Bronson Blvd, Fennimore, WI

608-822-3262

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

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