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Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College


Official telephone: (608) 822-3262
Fax number: (608) 822-6019
Website: www.swtc.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in mid-August ane early January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of eight weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: nursing, accounting, computer information systems
Student:Faculty ratio: 14:1
Total faculty: 115
Full-time faculty: 90
Part-time faculty: 25

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: no

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting Administration
  • Accounting Assistant
  • Accounting Assistant/Clerk
  • Accounting/Financial Management
  • Administrative Assistant
  • Administrative Assistant/Secretarial Science
  • Administrative Information Technology
  • Administrative Medical Assistant
  • Administrative Office Assistant
  • Administrative Office Technology
  • Administrative Secretarial
  • Administrative Secretarial Studies
  • Adult Care/Nursing Home Administration
  • Adult Health Care Administration
  • Advertising/Marketing/Management
  • African Studies
  • Agribusiness
  • Agribusiness Management Technology
  • Agricultural Business
  • Agricultural Machinery Technology
  • Agricultural Mechanics
  • Agricultural Science
  • Alcoholism/Drug Abuse
  • Analog/Digital Circuit Electronic Technology
  • Animal Care/Management
  • Animal Management
  • Applied Health
  • Applied Speech Communication
  • Applied Technology
  • Apprentice Training Machine Trades
  • Art Education
  • Art/Advertising Design
  • Arts/Humanities
  • Automated Manufacturing Systems Technician
  • Automotive Body Repair/Painting
  • Automotive Service Technology
  • Automotive Technical Services/Auto Body Repair
  • Automotive/Power Technology
  • Aviation Maintenance
  • Banking/Financial Services
  • Behavioral/Social Science
  • Biomedical Neuroscience
  • Business
  • Business Administration
  • Business Administration Management
  • Business Data Programming
  • Business Management
  • Business Marketing
  • Business Marketing/Marketing Management
  • Business Secretarial
  • Business/Accounting
  • Business/General
  • Business/Management
  • Business/Medical Office Assistant
  • Cabinetry/Architectural Woodwork
  • CADD Technology
  • Child Care Management
  • Child Care/Development
  • Child Development
  • Child Studies
  • Child Studies/Education
  • Church Planting
  • Civil Engineering/Management
  • Computer Aided Drafting
  • Computer Aided Drafting/Design
  • Computer Applications
  • Computer Applications/Mainframe
  • Computer Information Science
  • Computer Information Specialist
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Information Systems Technology
  • Computer Information Systems/Data Processing
  • Computer Information Systems/Microcomputer
  • Computer Information Systems/Network Communications Specialist
  • Computer Information Systems/Programmer/Analyst
  • Computer Information Systems/Telecommunications
  • Computer Maintenance Technology
  • Computer Management
  • Computer Network Administration
  • Computer Network Technology
  • Computer Networking
  • Computer Processing
  • Computer Programming/Application Development
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Science Technology
  • Computer Servicing Technology
  • Computer Specialist
  • Computer Systems Electronics
  • Computer Systems Technology
  • Computer Technician
  • Computer Technology
  • Computer/Information Sciences
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement
  • Culinary Arts
  • Dairy Farm Management Technology
  • Dental Assistant
  • Drafting
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technology
  • Drafting/Design Technology
  • Early Childhood
  • Early Childhood Development
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Early Childhood Educational Assistant
  • Electric Utility Technology/Electrical Systems Option
  • Electric Utility Technology/Instrument/Control Option
  • Electric Utility Technology/Power Plant Option
  • Electrical Engineering Technology
  • Electrical Engineering/Communications Engineering
  • Electrical Technology
  • Electrical/Electronics/Communications Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Technology
  • Electronics Technology/Communications Systems
  • English/Creative Writing
  • Entrepreneurship Management/Management
  • Environmental Economics/Policy
  • Environmental Engineering Technology
  • Environmental Engineering/Management
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Executive Administrative Assistant
  • Executive Assistant/Secretarial Services
  • Executive Secretarial Science
  • Executive Secretarial Sciences
  • Executive Secretary/Administrative Assistant
  • Finance
  • Fire Science Management
  • Fisheries
  • Food Marketing
  • Food Production Management
  • Food Production/Management/Services
  • Food Service Administration
  • Food Service Administration/Foods/Nutrition
  • Food Service Administration/Restaurant Management
  • Food Service Management/School Food Service
  • Food Service/Dietetic Technician
  • Food Service/Hotel/Restaurant
  • Food Service/Professional Chef
  • Food Service/Restaurant Management
  • General Aviation Flight Technology
  • Genetics/Biotechnology
  • Geographic Informations System
  • German/Secondary Education
  • Golf Course Management
  • Golf Course Operations
  • Golf Facilities Management
  • Health Assistant
  • Health Occupations
  • Health Professions
  • Health Science/Lab Tech
  • Health Services
  • Health/Human Services
  • Heavy-Duty Mechanics Diesel
  • Hospitality Management
  • Hospitality Management Technology
  • Hotel/Food Service Management
  • Hotel/Motel/Restaurant Management
  • Hotel/Resort Management
  • Hotel/Restaurant Management/Hospitality
  • Hotel/Restaurant/Culinary
  • Human Service
  • Human Services
  • Individual Interdisciplinary Major
  • Individualized Studies
  • Industrial Automation Technology
  • Industrial Maintenance
  • Industrial Maintenance Technology
  • Industrial Manufacturing Technology
  • Industrial Production Technology
  • Industrial Technology
  • Industrial Technology/Drafting
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems Technology
  • Information Technology for Administration Professionals
  • Information/Computer Security
  • Institutional Food Service Management
  • Interdisciplinary Studies in Computer Science
  • Landscape Construction/Contracting Technology
  • Legal Secretary
  • Letters/Arts/Sciences
  • Machine Drafting/Design
  • Machine Operator
  • Machine Technology
  • Machine Tool Technology
  • Machining Processes
  • Machinist Technology
  • Maintenance Mechanic
  • Maintenance Technology
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Manufacturing Process Technology
  • Manufacturing Production Technology
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Operations/Marketing/Distribution
  • Marketing/Distribution
  • Marketing/Sales
  • Masonry
  • Mechanical CADD Technology
  • Mechanical Design Technology
  • Mechanical Design/Drafting
  • Mechanical Drafting
  • Mechanical Drafting/Design Technology
  • Mechanical/Computer Drafting
  • Medical Insurance Billing/Coding
  • Medical Lab Technician
  • Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Medical Laboratory Technologies
  • Medical Laboratory Technology
  • Medical Office Assistant
  • Medical Office Management
  • Medical Transcription
  • Medical Transcriptionist
  • Microcomputer Software
  • Microcomputer Specialist
  • Microcomputer Systems Management
  • Microcomputer Systems Technology
  • Microcomputer Troubleshooting/Maintenance
  • Microsoftware Applications
  • Mid-Range Computing
  • Middle Eastern Studies
  • Molecular/Cell Biology
  • Multimedia
  • Music Business
  • Music Conducting
  • Network Administrator
  • Network Technician
  • Nursing
  • Nursing/R.N.
  • Office Administration/Executive
  • Office Administration/Word Processing
  • Office Automation
  • Office Systems Management
  • Office Technology Management
  • Ornamental Horticulture Technology
  • Pharmacy Technician
  • Philosophy/Theology/Ethics
  • Police Science
  • Police Science/Administration
  • Preaching Ministry
  • Recreation
  • Recreation Administration
  • Respiratory Therapy Technology
  • Robotics/Automated Systems Technology
  • Romance Languages
  • Sales
  • Secretarial Science/Medical
  • Semiconductor Technology
  • Simulation/Robotics
  • Social Service Technology
  • South/Southeast Asian Studies
  • Statistics Sociology
  • Strategy/Entrepreneurship/Technological Change
  • Supervisory Management
  • TESOL
  • Tourism Management
  • Trade/Industrial Supervision/Management
  • TV News
  • Welder/Fitter
  • Welding Technology
  • Welding/Wildland Fire Management
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Child Development
  • Computer Applications/Information Systems
  • Exercise Leadership
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Information Systems Analysis/Development
  • Information/Communication Systems
Certificates

  • Accounting Assistant
  • Agricultural Power Technology
  • Auto Body/Paint Technician
  • Automotive Technician
  • Barber/Cosmetologist
  • Bricklaying
  • Child Care Services
  • Dairy Herd Management
  • Esthetics/Makeup
  • Family Day Care
  • Farm Business/Production Management
  • Food Service Production
  • Information Processing
  • Machine Tool Operation
  • Machining Technology
  • Medical Assistant
  • Medical Transcription
  • Nursing Assistant
  • Office Assistant
  • Practical Nursing
  • Welding

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP general
  • credit and/or placement for CLEP subject
  • credit and/or placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • placement for ACT PEP
  • placement for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • placement for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate
Other credit/placement programs:
Apprenticeships credit option available.