Southwestern College
Chula Vista, California
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 18,614 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.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 53 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 33 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $34,191 a year after finishingNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,643
- Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,766
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 30 finishedGraduates here earned $81,096 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 125 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,799
- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,096
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $35,075 a year after finishingNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Pilot and air transportation
- Air TransportationCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,972
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 25 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 138 finishedGraduates here earned $32,122 a year after finishingNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 32 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 88 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 64 finishedGraduates here earned $97,013 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Other programs (81)
- American Sign LanguageCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $38,250
- AnthropologyAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $37,748
- Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCertificate · 1 finished
- Architectural Sciences and TechnologyAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $47,589
- Astronomy and AstrophysicsAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial EducationAssociate degree
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 137 finishedNationally: $33,713
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 25 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 34 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 313 finishedGraduates here earned $29,365 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $40,381
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 34 finishedNationally: $33,346
- DanceAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $22,117
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $23,873
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $22,567
- EconomicsAssociate degree · 91 finishedNationally: $42,934
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $47,691
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 38 finishedNationally: $27,003
- English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherCertificate · 20 finishedNationally: $34,363
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $35,157
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $31,611
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $29,024
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $28,195
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $51,339
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $42,478
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 50 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $25,749
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Geography and CartographyCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $46,721
- Geography and CartographyAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $45,792
- Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $33,448
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 155 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,179
- HistoryAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 43 finishedNationally: $32,008
- InsuranceCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $61,812
- InsuranceAssociate degree · 0 finished
- International BusinessCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $59,091
- International BusinessAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,937
- JournalismAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $28,005
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 558 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 208 finishedNationally: $34,134
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $40,010
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 25 finishedNationally: $36,826
- MusicCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $27,777
- MusicAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Non-Professional Legal StudiesCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $58,040
- Non-Professional Legal StudiesAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $34,993
- PhilosophyAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,648
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $57,582
- Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $61,888
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 30 finishedNationally: $34,854
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 216 finishedGraduates here earned $28,997 a year afterNationally: $30,994
- Public AdministrationAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $37,841
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $28,590
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 30 finishedNationally: $27,637
- Real EstateCertificate · 52 finishedNationally: $45,163
- Real EstateAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $34,704
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 26 finishedNationally: $42,581
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $41,894
- Security Science and TechnologyCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,055
- Security Science and TechnologyAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $39,731
- SociologyAssociate degree · 96 finishedNationally: $33,731
- Special Education and TeachingAssociate degree · 45 finishedNationally: $34,283
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $38,421
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,638
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 22 finishedNationally: $28,258
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 26 finishedNationally: $32,424
- Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $23,489
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $26,742
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $5,663per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $15,108sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $1,356Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 6%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 39%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $37,9166 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $47,53510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $7,244federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 31%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 24%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Southwestern College, 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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