About
The Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers is a private career training institution located in San Antonio, Texas. It focuses on providing education in fields such as medical assisting, pharmacy technology, and accounting, although the founding year is not mentioned.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 72.9-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data4 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Council on Occupational Education
Council on Occupational Education
Action history · 1
- Mar 2022Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Occupational Education
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 99 students received $490K in Pell grants, alongside $320K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 88 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at SWS
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
SWS vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions SWS selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSouthwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio | 61% | — | 21 | $22,633 | — |
| — | — | 19 | $9,364 | — | |
| — | — | 83 | — | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 26 | $26,119 | — | |
| — | — | 155 | $33,771 | — | |
| — | — | 114 | $6,260 | — | |
| — | — | 113 | — | — | |
| — | 41.7% | 48 | $10,594 | — | |
| — | — | 60 | $2,430 | — | |
| — | — | 90 | $28,791 | — | |
| — | — | 48 | $34,458 | — | |
| — | 95.7% | 235 | $28,005 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 71 | $35,763 | — | |
| — | — | 101 | $18,490 | — | |
| — | — | 50 | $20,440 | — | |
| — | — | 57 | $20,062 | — | |
| — | — | 65 | $17,821 | — | |
| — | — | 74 | $18,823 | — | |
| — | — | 77 | $19,448 | — | |
| — | — | 91 | $19,540 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $19,729 | — | |
| — | — | 63 | $19,286 | — | |
| — | — | 99 | $17,822 | — | |
| — | — | 84 | $18,831 | — | |
| — | — | 75 | $19,987 | — | |
| — | — | 139 | $33,402 | — | |
| — | — | 69 | $21,573 | — | |
| — | — | 153 | $27,777 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 72 | $21,757 | — | |
| — | — | 47 | $19,506 | — | |
| — | — | 67 | $16,177 | — | |
| — | — | 28 | $15,577 | — | |
| — | — | 60 | $21,621 | — | |
| Peer group median | 61% | 97.9% | 72 | $19,729 |
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Explore the federal data for institutions in SWS's comparison group.
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Grad rate—Admit rate95.7%Enrollment235Net price$28,005View data - California
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Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment71Net price$35,763View data - Virginia
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment50Net price$20,440View data - Kentucky
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment57Net price$20,062View data - West Virginia
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Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment65Net price$17,821View data - Ohio
Ross Medical Education Center-Elyria
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment74Net price$18,823View data - Kentucky
Ross Medical Education Center-Erlanger
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment77Net price$19,448View data - Indiana
Ross Medical Education Center-Evansville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment91Net price$19,540View data - Indiana
Ross Medical Education Center-Kokomo
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$19,729View data - Indiana
Ross Medical Education Center-Muncie
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment63Net price$19,286View data - Ohio
Ross Medical Education Center-Niles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment99Net price$17,822View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Saginaw
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment84Net price$18,831View data - Michigan
Ross Medical Education Center-Taylor
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment75Net price$19,987View data - California
San Francisco School of Massage & Bodywork
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment139Net price$33,402View data - California
San Joaquin Valley College-Delano
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment69Net price$21,573View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsMissouri
St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment153Net price$27,777View data - Louisiana
Unitech Training Academy-Baton Rouge
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment72Net price$21,757View data - Louisiana
Unitech Training Academy-Houma
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment47Net price$19,506View data - New York
Westchester School for Medical & Dental Assistants
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment67Net price$16,177View data - Louisiana
Williams Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment28Net price$15,577View data - Georgia
Woodruff Medical and Wellness Training
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment60Net price$21,621View data
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Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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