Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Southwest Tech's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Wisconsin.
Southwest Tech has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,214 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Wisconsin average (5,327 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Southwest Wisconsin Technical College2,8492,849
Similarly Ranked Schools6,2146,214
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Wisconsin5,3275,327
The below chart compares the student population between Southwest Wisconsin Technical College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,227 male and 1,622 female students attending Southwest Tech. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.76 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Southwest Tech.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Southwest Tech
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,8497312,118
Men1,227344883
Women1,6223871,235

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,505 White students (87.93%) and 127 Hispanic students (4.46%) at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native853
Asian27918
Black or African American823547
Hispanic1274978
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White2,5051,0851,420
Two or More Races613130
Race/Ethnicity Unknown381325
Total 2,8491,2271,622

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,288 students whose age under twenty five and 421 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.
Especially, 1,400 students are younger than eighteen and 8 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College.
Population by Student Age at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College
TotalMenWomen
Total2,849 1,2271,622
Under 181,400 652748
18-19558 294264
20-21186 77109
22-24144 4995
25-29140 40100
30-34114 2886
35-39116 2591
40-49131 4190
50-6452 1537
65 and over8 62
Total 2,849 1,2271,622

Online Student Population

At Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, 1,075 students (37.73% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 617 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 540 students live in Wisconsin where Southwest Wisconsin Technical College is located in and 77 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total2,849
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes617
Enrolled Some in Online Classes458
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,774
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)617
Wisconsin Residents540
Other State in U.S.77
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0