Southwestern College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Southwestern College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Winfield, Kansas. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $38,480 on average. It offers 81 degree programs through 1 Associate's, 57 Bachelor's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 40 programs (1 Associate's, 17 Bachelor's programs). The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $54,000. The average salary varies depending on the field of study where Business Administration and Management program shows the highest salary with $46,600 after graduating from Southwestern College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	100 College Street, Winfield, KS
Phone	620-229-6000
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$38,480
Acceptance Rate	70.16%
Student Population »	1,174 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	38%
Transfer-out Rate	40%
Retention Rate	49% (Full-time) 100% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$20,391
Students to Faculty	9:1 (11.11%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$54,000
Average Salary by Field of Study	$36,300 - $46,600

Application Requirements

Southwestern College requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants. The school recommends submitting High School GPA, The following table summarizes the admission requirements to apply to Southwestern College.

SC Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Not Considered
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $38,480 for undergraduate programs at Southwestern College. Its tuition & fees are more expensive than the average tuition ($15,684) over private community colleges in Kansas.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Southwestern College. Then, we compare its costs to Kansas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$38,480
Books & Supplies	$1,000
On-Campus Living Costs	$19,270
Off-Campus Living Costs	$18,150
Average Financial Aid	$20,391
Cost of Attendance	$58,750
After Financial Aid	$38,359
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$54,000

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
Southwestern College	$38,480
Private Community Colleges in Kansas	$15,684
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$19,777

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Southwestern College offers Associate's and Bachelor's programs. Of that, 40 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Associate's, 17 Bachelor's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	17
Total Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	57

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Broadcast Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Speech Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Creative Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
General Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Sports Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy and Religious Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Christian Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

Theology and Religious Vocations

what is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Securities Services Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Digital Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Game and Interactive Media Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Musical Theatre	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}

History

what is History program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 1,174 students at Southwestern College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 816 male students and 466 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	1,282	704	578
Male Students	816	429	387
Female Students	466	275	191

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Southwestern College, there are 1,174 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 559 students were attending classes through distance learning (557 students are enrolled exclusively and 2 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,174
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	557
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	615