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Southwest Texas College

Uvalde, Texas·Public, 2-year·Southwest·swtxc.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
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Total enrollment
6,525
peer median 4,533
Avg net price
$7,372
+$1.0k vs Community College
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About

Southwest Texas College, formerly Southwest Texas Junior College (SWTJC), is a public community college with four campuses serving 11 counties in southwest Texas: unincorporated Uvalde County, Del Rio, next to Del Rio International Airport, unincorporated Maverick County, and Crystal City, the seat of Zavala County.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
31%
Full-time retention
58%

Pell equity

6.3pp gap
Pell recipients
29%90 of 313
Non-Pell (all)
35%41 of 116
Subsidized loan, no Pell
38%3 of 8
No Federal Aid
35%38 of 108

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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.

FVT/GE

Of 33 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
33
Passing
3
9.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

33programs
  • Passing3 · 9.1%
  • No Data30 · 90.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
30

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+5.1%
$35,007 vs $33,298
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+21.8%
$40,550 vs $33,298
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+131.5%
$77,089 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$9,500 debt · $38,643 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
24%
$8,375 debt · $35,007 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$11,500 debt · $77,089 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1964Next review Jun 2026

Action history · 16

  1. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,668
$30–48k$7,044
$48–75k$8,976
$75–110k$11,052
$110k+$13,554

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$7,372
+$1,004vs Community College median $6,368
Federal loans
2.3%
In-state tuition
$2,646
Out-of-state
$6,294

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,922 students received $15.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,922
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$15.5M
$15,499,996 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
329 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$480K
158 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$569K
165 loan awards
Parent PLUS$55K
6 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 314 borrowers who entered repayment, 18 (5.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.7%
+3.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
314
Defaulted
18
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.2%
2017
17.2%
2018
15.4%
2019
5.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Southwest Texas College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs29
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

787 total completions
01Liberal Arts
58374.1%
02Health Professions
668.4%
03Security/Protective
638.0%
04Business
334.2%
05Mechanic
151.9%
06Natural Resources
101.3%
07Family/Consumer Sci
70.9%
08Computer Sciences
50.6%
09Precision Production
30.4%
10Education
20.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
6,525
12-mo unduplicated
7,651
Undergraduate
7,651
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%3,157
Women
59%4,494

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
91.2%
White
4.6%
Non-resident
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Unknown
0.7%
Black
0.5%
Asian
0.4%
Two or more
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
38
29 M · 9 W
Women athletes
23.7%
Athletic aid
$208K
Total student aid
Budget
$366K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$152K
$57K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$52K
$17K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Rodeo
29 M · 9 W
$347K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 6,579 students

3-year trend

0.172 yrs ago0.161 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor05

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    28.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    126

    Southwest Texas College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Southwest Texas College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    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 Texas College
    		31%—6,525$7,372Community College
    Angelina College
    		——3,890$7,773Community College
    Coastal Bend College
    		——4,259$4,237Community College
    Howard College
    		——4,101$6,147Community College
    Kilgore College
    		——7,198$5,364Community College
    Odessa College
    		——9,981$6,368Community College
    Paris Junior College
    		——4,533$7,690Community College
    Temple College
    		——5,274$10,682Community College
    Victoria College
    		——3,276$3,043Community College
    Peer group median31%—4,533$6,368

    Institutions like Southwest Texas College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Southwest Texas College's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Research funding

    External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

    NSF
    USA Spending
    $15,671,284
    All sources
    $15,671,284

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Southwest Texas College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Southwest Texas College.

    What is the graduation rate at Southwest Texas College?

    Southwest Texas College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Southwest Texas College?

    Southwest Texas College reports a total enrollment of 6,525 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Southwest Texas College?

    The average net price at Southwest Texas College is $7,372 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Southwest Texas College located?

    Southwest Texas College is located in Uvalde, Texas 78801-6297.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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