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Southwestern Christian College: cost, admission and results

Southwestern Christian College is a private nonprofit college in Terrell, Texas. It has about 110 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $8,853 a year.

At a glance

  • $8,853Net price a year
  • 21%Graduation rate
  • $34,276Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Terrell, Texas 75160
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Town some way from a city
Undergraduate students
110
Students per teacher
15 to 1
Special character
Historically Black college or university
Accredited by
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Website
swcc.edu

Getting in

Southwestern Christian College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$14,638
Room and meals on campus$7,042
Books and supplies$1,903
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$23,871
Average net price after grants and scholarships$8,853

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 38% below the median net price of colleges in Texas on this site ($14,222). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeTX medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year100%67%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)21%41%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$34,276$51,026$53,132

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Texas and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

79% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 60% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 44% women and 56% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 153 of the 163 colleges in Texas on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,253.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Southwestern Christian College?

Published tuition and fees are $14,638 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Southwestern Christian College?

21% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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