Southwestern Illinois College offers 125 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 4 major programs - 4 Certificate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $6,390 for Illinois residents and $6,210 for out-of-state students.

Total 1,322 students out of total 7,188 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 44 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Southwestern Illinois College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSouthwestern Illinois College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address2500 Carlyle Ave, Belleville, IL
Online Students1,322 Enrolled Online Exclusively
1,793 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$6,390
Out-of-State$6,210
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Online Degree Programs
Total4 Programs
Certificate4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Southwestern Illinois College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Illinois residents, the tuition & fees are $6,390 and $6,210 for non-Illinois residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $204 for Illinois residents and $198 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$6,390$6,390$6,390$6,390$6,390
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$5,940$5,940$5,940$6,210$6,210
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$204$204$204$204$204
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$189$189$189$198$198

Online Programs By Area of Study

Southwestern Illinois College offers 125 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 4 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs4NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs7154NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design9 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Small Business Administration/Management12 ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Southwestern Illinois College, there are 7,188 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 3,115 students were attending classes through distance learning (1,322 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,793 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment7,188
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,322
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,793
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,073

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 1,322 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 1,283 Illinois Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 39 students living in the U.S. States other than Illinois, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,322
Illinois Resident1,283
Other State In U.S.39
Outside of U.S.0
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses1,322
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,138
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking184

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