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Southwest College for the Deaf

Big Spring, Texas Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Located in Big Spring, Texas, Southwest College for the Deaf is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 47 students.

Southwest College for the Deaf offers certificates and associate degrees across 12 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician, Sign Language Interpretation and Translation, and General Studies. It awarded 9 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 93% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
47
Students enrolled
93%
First-year retention
9
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
12
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 12

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 1
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Precision Production 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Construction Trades 1
Engineering Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
93%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
3
Certificates under 1 year
1
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
47
Undergraduates, fall 2024
47
Full-time, fall 2024
77%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
58
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
48%
Men
52%
White
21%
Hispanic or Latino
36%
Black or African American
22%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
43%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
President
Cheryl T Sparks
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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