SWCC Part-Time Cost Report

What Will It Cost to Attend Southwestern Community College Per Credit Hour?

Here is what part-time students pay per credit hour at Southwestern Community College, along with the full annual tuition and fee breakdown.

In this report, you’ll find:

SWCC Cost Per Credit Hour
SWCC Tuition Trend
Options to Finance Your Education

How Much Does SWCC Charge for Part-Time Enrollment?

$211 In-State Per Credit Hour

$218 Out-of-State Per Credit Hour

In-state students taking courses part-time pay $211 a credit hour. Out-of-state part-time students pay $218 a credit hour.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$211	$218

Bear in mind this is the listed per-credit-hour price and excludes any grant aid or scholarships a student may qualify for.

For context, the standard annual tuition and fees for full-time undergraduates at Southwestern Community College appear below.

The fees portion of those annual totals added up to $468 in-state and $468 out-of-state; the remainder is straight tuition.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,596	$7,848
Fees	$468	$468
Total	$8,064	$8,316

This annual figure is for academic instruction only and excludes housing and meals.

Tuition Trend for SWCC Over the Last Few Years

This is how tuition at Southwestern Community College has changed over recent reported years.

Year	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition
Three Years Ago	$6,170	$6,394
Two Years Ago	$6,394	$6,618
One Year Ago	$6,634	$6,858
Most Recent Year	$7,596	$7,848

In the latest reported year, out-of-state tuition moved up 14.4%. If that pace held for another year, tuition + fees would land around $9,516 in the following year.

Plan for Annual Cost Increases

Tuition tends to creep up year over year at most schools, so the figure you see today is unlikely to be the figure you pay across all four years.

Factor Cost Increases Into Your Budget

Sketch out a multi-year budget that accounts for likely yearly increases so the later years don’t catch you off guard.

Options to Finance Your SWCC Degree

A per-credit-hour figure is only part of the conversation — financial aid can change the actual price a part-time student pays substantially.

For details on financial aid availability at Southwestern Community College, see the Southwestern Community College Financial Aid page.

For the standard full-year figures, visit the Southwestern Community College Tuition & Fees page.