SWIC Per-Credit-Hour Cost Breakdown

What Is the Part-Time Cost of Attending Southwestern Illinois College Per Credit Hour?

Use the figures below to see the per-credit-hour cost for part-time students at Southwestern Illinois College, together with the standard annual tuition and fee figures.

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

What Does SWIC Charge Part-Time Students?

$240 In-State Per Credit Hour

$206 Out-of-State Per Credit Hour

Part-time undergraduates from in state pay $240 a credit hour. Students from out of state are charged $206 per credit hour.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Cost Per Credit Hour	$240	$206

Remember that this per-credit-hour figure is before any grant aid or scholarships that could lower the cost.

For reference, here is the full-year tuition and fee breakdown for full-time undergraduates at Southwestern Illinois College are broken out below.

Required fees account for added up to $270 in-state and $270 out-of-state; the rest is tuition itself.

	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,470	$6,450
Fees	$270	$270
Total	$7,740	$6,720

These tuition and fees cover one year of academic instruction and do not include room and board.

Recent Tuition Trend at SWIC (Last Few Years)

Here’s how tuition at Southwestern Illinois College has tracked across the last few reported years.

Year	In-State Tuition	Out-of-State Tuition
Three Years Ago	$6,120	$5,670
Two Years Ago	$6,120	$5,940
One Year Ago	$6,120	$5,940
Most Recent Year	$7,470	$6,450

In the latest reported year, out-of-state tuition climbed 8.6%. Holding that rate for one more year, tuition + fees would be near $7,296 for the upcoming year.

Keep Annual Increases in Mind

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.

Build Increases Into Your Plan

Add a yearly growth assumption to your budget so the later years don’t catch you off guard.

Options to Finance Your SWIC Coursework

A per-credit-hour figure is only part of the conversation — aid and scholarships can meaningfully lower the real cost.

For a breakdown of aid offered at Southwestern Illinois College, head to the Southwestern Illinois College Financial Aid page.

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