Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
- 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 87 students (92% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 5:1 is lower than the state community college average of 37:1.
Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 68%.
Top Rankings
Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Texas for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
- School Resources Percent of students receiving financial aid
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 17 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf | (TX) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| 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 | 121 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf is Howard College (1.9 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Howard CollegePublic4,485 students | 1.90 Mi1001 Birdwell Lane
Big Spring, TX 79720
(432) 264-5000 1.904,485 - 5,452 students | 41.70 Mi3600 N Garfield
Midland, TX 79705
(432) 685-4500 41.705,452 - 2,179 students | 42.00 Mi6200 College Ave
Snyder, TX 79549
(325) 573-8511 42.002,179 - 1,453 students | 58.90 Mi300 Homer K. Taylor Drive
Sweetwater, TX 79556
(325) 235-7300 58.901,453 - Odessa CollegePublic7,083 students | 61.10 Mi201 W University Blvd
Odessa, TX 79764
(432) 335-6400 61.107,083
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