unitid 143215 · Belleville, IL · public 2-year · suburb (large)
Southwestern Illinois College
- enrollment 2023
- 14,786
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
5,675
80th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
25%
undergrads on Pell grants
31st pctl among public 2-years
completion
36%
finish within 150% time
47th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$16,249
65th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$10,427
after aid, aided students
73rd pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$36,884
after entry, Title IV students
36th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$6,908
10th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $9,136 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k49%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k15%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $21,868
- First-generation students
- 43%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $3,960
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 423 | $39,906 | $7,248 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 364 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 309 | $52,374 | $11,000 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 270 | $36,693 | $9,500 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 179 | $44,590 | $6,500 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 116 | $46,430 | $6,196 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 97 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 75 | $70,117 | $14,615 |
| Fire Protection. | 68 | $71,691 | $12,750 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 57 | $36,246 | $12,000 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 48 | $58,268 | $9,719 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 42 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.