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SWIC ANNOUNCES POETRY OUT LOUD WINNERS
Local high school students had the chance to show off their creative abilities through poetry through the 2020-2021 Poetry Out Loud competition, hosted by Southwestern Illinois College Feb. 11. Each contestant submitted recited works they selected from an anthology of more than 1,100 poems. Judges evaluated student performances on criteria including voice and articulation, evidence …
SWIC to hold tuition rate steady for fourth consecutive year
Good news for Southwestern Illinois College students. The Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to keep the tuition rate at $113 per semester credit for the 2021 school year. The college has not raised its tuition or $6 information technology fee or $3 student services fee since 2017. SWIC students pay only $122 tuition and …
SWIC program ranked 8th in nation
Southwestern Illinois College’s Precision Machining Technology program ranked No. 8 on stateuniversity.com’s list of Most Popular Schools for Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Major & Degree Programs in the nation. The website stateuniversity.com is a national college and university ranking website that rates educational institutions on a variety of topics including best vocational programs, most affordable tuition …
SWIC offers 6-week online courses starting Dec. 1
Get ahead and complete the courses you need in only six weeks, wherever you are! Southwestern Illinois College will offer 13 online courses that can be completed in six weeks during the semester break period, starting Dec. 1, 2020 and ending Jan. 11, 2021. These classes provide students the opportunity to earn additional credits or …
SWIC welcomes Dr. Ashley Becker as the new Dean of Business, Health Sciences and Homeland Security
Ashley Becker, Ph.D., has been named the new dean of Business, Health Sciences and Homeland Security programs at Southwestern Illinois College. Becker brings 19 years of experience in higher education and has held previous leadership roles including Vice President of Instructional Services at Kaskaskia College, Senior Director of Academic Affairs for the Illinois Community College …
SWIC Early Childhood Education Program Awarded $25,000 Competency-based Education Grant
Southwestern Illinois College Early Childhood Education program was awarded a $25,000 Illinois Community College Board Competency-based Education Grant. SWIC ECE Program Coordinator Carolyn Beal and SWIC Dean of Arts & Sciences Mary Ruettgers, Ed.D., co-created the grant application. According to the ICCB: This grant is designed to create and support Early Childhood Education competency-based education programs and projects …