SWIC vs. SRC

Southwestern Illinois College vs. Spoon River College comparison

	Southwestern Illinois College	Spoon River College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	SWIC	SRC
Location	Belleville, IL	Canton, IL
Setting	Rural Fringe	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	7,188	1,212
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	swic.edu	src.edu
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Costs	SWIC	SRC
Tuition (In State)	$3,540	$4,740
Tuition (Out of State)	$5,940	$11,700
Room & Board	$4,950	$4,600
Avg Net Price	$6,768	$7,371
Avg Grant Aid	$5,514	$6,130
% Receiving Grant Aid	47%	98%

Admission	SWIC	SRC
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Academics	SWIC	SRC
Student to Faculty Ratio	17:1	14:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (24%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (16%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (14%) Precision Production Trades (13%) General Studies (8%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (58%) Health Professions (17%) Transportation and Materials Moving (7%) Agriculture (6%) Computer and Information Sciences (3%)
Outcomes	SWIC	SRC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$30,100	$31,500
Making Student Loan Payments	34%	42%
Median Student Loan Debt	$6,975	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$72	N/A

Diversity	SWIC	SRC
% Men	44%	41%
% Women	56%	59%
Racial Diversity	Medium	Very Low
HBCU	No	No
% White	65%	85%
% Black	21%	10%
% Hispanic	4%	3%
% Native American	0%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	5%	1%
% International	0%	0%
% Unknown Race	4%	0%

Students	SWIC	SRC
% In-State	96%	91%
% Out-of-State	3%	8%
Campus	SWIC	SRC
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	Yes
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• Southwestern Illinois College is larger than than SRC based on total student enrollment (7,188 students vs. 1,212 students)

SWIC vs. SRC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, SWIC or SRC?

• Spoon River College is 73.5% more expensive to attend than SWIC for in-state tuition ($10,620.00 vs. $6,120.00)
• Out of state tuition is 97% higher at SRC than Southwestern Illinois College ($11,700.00 vs. $5,940.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Southwestern Illinois College than SRC ($6,768 vs. $7,371)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Spoon River College are 7.6% lower than costs at Southwestern Illinois College ($4,600 vs. $4,950)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Spoon River College than Southwestern Illinois College (98% vs. 47%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Spoon River College students is 11.2% larger than aid received Southwestern Illinois College ($6,130 vs. $5,514)

Which college is harder to get into, SWIC or SRC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between SRC or SWIC .

SWIC vs. SRC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, SWIC or SRC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between SRC and SWIC.

• Graduates from Spoon River College earn on average $1,400 more per year than SWIC graduates after ten years. ($31,500 vs. $30,100)
• More SRC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former SWIC students, three years after graduation. (42% vs. 34%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/