Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf

3200 Ave C
Big Spring, TX 79720-7298

Tel: (432)264-3700

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID) students, parents, friends and families, people from the Big Spring community and state leaders have also contributed to what SWCID is today. Special recognition should be given to Dr. Robert C. Mehan who had a significant impact during the formative years of SWCID to bridge the gap between the deaf and hearing cultures. Dr. Mehan, as then Director of Pupil Personnel Services at the Texas School for he Deaf, first influenced SWCID with his membership on the SWCID Advisory Committee in 1982. He then joined SWCID as Dean of Instruction on October 1, 1983, moving to the main campus of Howard College during the 1984-85 academic years where he served as HC Vice-President for Instruction. During the next six years, he worked closely with the SWCID and HC administration, faculty and staff in an effort to align the communication and education efforts between the HC and SWCID campuses.

School Highlights

Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf serves 115 students (90% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 7:1 is lower than the state community college average of 35:1.
Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 61%.
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is one of 2 community colleges within Howard County, TX.
The nearest community college is Howard College (3.90 miles away).

The teacher population of 17 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf	(TX) Community College Avg.
Institution Level	At least 2 but less than 4 years	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Public	Public
Total Faculty	17 staff	76 staff

The student population of 115 has declined by 25% over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 7:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.63 is less than the state average of 0.69. The school's diversity has declined by 8% over five years.

Total Enrollment	115 students	3,921 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	7:1	35:1

# Full-Time Students	103 students	1,055 students

# Part-Time Students	12 students	2,866 students


Total Dormitory Capacity	142	264

% Asian	4%	4%

% Hispanic	30%	37%

% Black	4%	13%

% White	52%	39%

% Two or more races	4%	2%

% Non Resident races	4%	2%


Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.63	0.69

College Completion Rate	8%	21%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$33,400	$34,000

The public in-state tuition of $3,512 is less than the state average of $4,070. The in-state tuition has grown by 19% over four years.
The public out-state tuition of $12,572 is more than the state average of $6,270. The out-state tuition has grown by 14% over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$3,512	$4,070

Out-State Tuition Fees	$12,572	$6,270

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	94%	83%

Median Debt for Graduates	$7,000	$9,500

Median Debt for Dropouts	$3,500	$5,250

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS