Southwest University at El Paso
El Paso, Texas
- Two-year college
- Private for-profit
- City
- 2,073 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 40 finishedGraduates here earned $36,967 a year after finishingNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 32 finishedGraduates here earned $30,125 a year after finishingNationally: $41,647
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $34,755 a year after finishingNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherAssociate degree · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,779
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 58 finishedGraduates here earned $49,255 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $69,634
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 254 finishedGraduates here earned $25,780 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 96 finishedGraduates here earned $30,624 a year after finishingNationally: $33,452
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's degree · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,300
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 30 finishedGraduates here earned $73,408 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $84,093
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 22 finishedGraduates here earned $35,376 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (3)
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degreeNationally: $40,381
- Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degreeGraduates here earned $22,943 a year afterNationally: $44,660
- Public HealthAssociate degreeNationally: $36,417
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $16,923per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $23,965sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $16,000Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 85%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 64%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $33,9316 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $37,01010 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $20,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 62%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 13%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Southwest University at El Paso, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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