Southwestern College (Chula Vista, CA) - Community College Profile

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of Southwestern College () is $1,344 for California residents and $9,492 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than the average tuition ($9,880) of public community colleges in California.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Southwestern College. Then, we compare its costs to California community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	California Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$1,344	$9,492
Books & Supplies	$1,210
Off-Campus Living Costs	$29,377
Average Financial Aid	$5,555
Cost of Attendance	$31,931	$40,079
After Financial Aid	$26,376	$34,524
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$34,700

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	California Residents	Out-of-State Students
Southwestern College	$1,344	$9,492
Public Community Colleges in California	$1,615	$9,880
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Southwestern College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	52	103	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means 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.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Turf and Turfgrass Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Architecture

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Architectural Technology/Technician	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Ethnic Studies	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	38 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radio and Television	NOT OFFERED	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	29 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	NOT OFFERED	37 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Pre-Engineering	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biomedical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Language Interpretation and Translation	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	77 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	31 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	410 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	153 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	57 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	150 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Astronomy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Science Technologies/Technicians

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Chemical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	231 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Corrections	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	174 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Forensic Science and Technology	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Economics	NOT OFFERED	54 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geography (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	29 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	65 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Dance	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Photography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	56 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	228 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	43 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support Services	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Insurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
History	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 16,530 students at Southwestern College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 7,002 male students and 8,983 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	15,985	6,001	9,984
Male Students	7,002	2,601	4,401
Female Students	8,983	3,400	5,583

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Southwestern College, there are 16,530 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 10,149 students were attending classes through distance learning (4,283 students are enrolled exclusively and 5,866 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	16,530
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	4,283
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	5,866
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	6,381

School Profile and Academic Overview

Southwestern College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Chula Vista, California. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $1,344 for California residents and $9,492 for other students on average. It offers 209 degree programs through 52 Certificate, 103 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $34,700.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	900 Otay Lakes Rd., Chula Vista, CA
Phone	619-421-6700
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$1,344 Out-of-State$9,492
Student Population »	16,530 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	31%
Transfer-out Rate	6%
Retention Rate	75% (Full-time) 48% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,555
Students to Faculty	22:1 (4.55%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$34,700

Southwestern College

A Community College in Chula Vista, California

2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

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