SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE N-5

1800 Bronson Blvd.
Fennimore, WI 53809-9778
Tel: (608)822-3262; Admissions: (608)822-3262; Fax: (608)822-6019; Web Site: http://www.southwest.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, specialized, coed. Part of Wisconsin Technical College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1967. Setting: 53-acre rural campus. Endowment: $935,000. Research spending 2002-03: $112,925. Educational spending 2002-03: $7055 per student. Total enrollment: 1,861. Full-time: 778 students, 49% women, 51% men. Part-time: 1,083 students, 54% women, 46% men. Students come from 4 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 1% Hispanic, 1% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 29% 25 or older, 3% live on campus. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing program. Options: electronic application, early admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Placement: TABE required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Preference given to district residents.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $30. State resident tuition: $2520 full-time, $70 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $17,631 full-time, $489.75 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $216 full-time, $6 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program. College room only: $2425.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 7 open to all. Most popular organizations: Business Professionals of America, Vocational Industrial Clubs of America, Health Occupations Students of America, Marketing and Management Association. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. 62 college housing spaces available; all were occupied in 2002-03. Option: coed housing available. Southwest Technical College Library plus 1 other with 25,000 books, 60 microform titles, 307 serials, 5,000 audiovisual materials, and an OPAC. Operations spending 2002-03: $141,025. 250 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.