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Is Southwestern Illinois College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Southwestern Illinois, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Southwestern Illinois sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $36,884 helps, but median debt of $6,908 plus yearly net price of $10,427 creates a tighter path. For context, Southwestern Illinois's net price is about 3% below the typical 2-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$7,295
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrThis helps your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $260 less per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $1,000 in savings.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$10,427
Median earnings 10 years out
$36,884
Median debt at graduation
$6,908
Graduation rate
37%
At Southwestern Illinois, a typical graduate carries about $6,908 in student debt and earns roughly $36,884 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $79 per month, or 3% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Southwestern Illinois is a two year school in Belleville, IL. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
Similar schools worth comparing
These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.
2-year
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges
Olney, IL
Worth-It Score: 71/100
Median net price: $10,092
2-year
Educators of Beauty College of Cosmetology-Peru
PERU, IL
Worth-It Score: 75/100
Median net price: $10,866
2-year
Pivot Point Academy
Bloomingdale, IL
Worth-It Score: 82/100
Median net price: $9,920
2-year
Waubonsee Community
Sugar Grove, IL
Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $11,442
2-year
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King
Chicago, IL
Worth-It Score: 60/100
Median net price: $9,494
Common questions about Southwestern Illinois
The median net price at Southwestern Illinois is $10,427 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →