by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College was awarded 180 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is laboratory technician.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Southwest Tech is ranked #835 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Southwest Tech held the #901 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 46 colleges in Wisconsin, Southwest Tech is ranked at #32.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Southwest Wisconsin Technical College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is 60%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,581 undergraduates at Southwest Tech with 675 being full-time and 1,906 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,599 | $9,012 | $11,537 | $13,229 | $13,995 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Southwest Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Southwest Tech, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $4,403 a year. That adds up to $17,612 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Southwest Tech is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Southwest Tech are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1800 Bronson Blvd, Fennimore, WI 53809-9778 |
| Phone: | 608-822-3262 |
| Website: | https://www.swtc.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 881 students took at least one online class at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. This is an increase from the 861 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 881 | 584 |
| 2019-2020 | 861 | 549 |
| 2018-2019 | 690 | 450 |
| 2017-2018 | 689 | 454 |
| 2016-2017 | 703 | 447 |
Learn more about online learning at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.
Footnotes
*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.
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