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Southwestern College

Chula Vista, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
35%
-57.0pp vs Community College
Enrollment
20,986
peer median 14,257
Avg net price
$10,893
+$8.1k vs Community College
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Southwestern College may refer to the following colleges in the United States:Southwestern College (California) Southwestern College (Kansas) Southwestern College Southwestern College of Business and New England Technical Institute, now part of Lincoln Tech Arizona Christian University, formerly Southwestern College

Outcomes & equity

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

Overall completion
35%-57.0pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
70%

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,831
$30–48k$9,999
$48–75k$13,155
$75–110k$16,603
$110k+$17,531

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

Avg net price
$10,893
+$8,138vs Community College median $2,755
Pell recipients
53.8%
Federal loans
4.7%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs120
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,912 total
01Business
40521.2%
02Health Professions
33017.3%
03Social Sciences
23912.5%
04Psychology
21611.3%
05Liberal Arts
20810.9%
06Security/Protective
1558.1%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
1377.2%
08Visual/Performing Arts
944.9%
09Communication
713.7%
10Public Admin
573.0%

Enrollment & demographics

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

Fall total
20,986
12-mo unduplicated
26,295
Undergraduate
26,295
Graduate
23,290

Gender split

Men
46%12,111
Women
54%14,184

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
68.8%
Asian
10.5%
White
9.8%
Black
4.4%
Two or more
3.8%
Unknown
2.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Non-resident
0.1%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
26.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
260

Southwestern College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Southwestern College selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectSouthwestern College
35%20,986$10,893Community College
Cuyamaca College
8,905$6,187Community College
Grossmont College
14,440$2,755Community College
Imperial Valley College
8,873$1,697Community College
MiraCosta College
96%11,478$7,178Baccalaureate
Palomar College
19,550$5,247Community College
San Diego City College
13,242-$818Community College
San Diego Mesa College
92%19,212-$904Baccalaureate
San Diego Miramar College
14,257-$2,735Community College
Peer group median92%14,257$2,755

Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Planning
Reports to Southwestern Community College District (SCCD)
Phone
(619) 216-6614
Address
Building 23, 900 Otay Lakes Rd, Chula Vista, CA 91910

The Office of Institutional Research and Planning at Southwestern Community College District provides accurate, timely, and unbiased data analysis to advance equity-minded, data-informed decision-making to improve student access and student success in higher education and beyond.

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Team
12 members
  • Bill Abasolo
    Dean of Institutional Research & Planning
  • Angela Cardenas
    Administrative Secretary
  • Anna Flores
    Institutional Research & Planning Coordinator
  • Briana Todhunter, M.S.
    Principal Research Analyst
  • Briana Todhunter
    Principal Research Analyst
  • Eduardo Diaz, Ed.D.
    Research Analyst
  • Eduardo Diaz
    Research Analyst
  • Ivan Dacula
    Student Services Data Software Specialist
  • Jenny Pasaribu, Ph.D.
    Senior Research and Planning Analyst
  • Jenny Pasaribu
    Senior Research and Planning Analyst
  • John Elder, M.S.
    Research Analyst
  • John Elder
    Research Analyst

Documents & reports (8)

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

Grants & funding opportunities (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

IR job openings (3)

Institutional Research and analytics roles currently posted at this institution.

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