Southwest College for the Deaf
Southwest College for the Deaf (SWCD) is a specialized institution in Big Spring, Texas, dedicated to serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students. It offers associate degrees and certificate programs with instruction and support services provided in American Sign Language (ASL). SWCD provides career and technical training in fields such as Automotive Maintenance, Building Construction Technology, Computer and Information Systems, Dental Lab Technology, and Welding. The college also provides academic and career counseling, along with job placement services for graduates.
Programs Analyzed
Avg Grad Earnings
Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score
Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Southwest College for the Deaf
2 trade programs at Southwest College for the Deaf, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Criminal Justice
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73 | $33,724/yr | — |
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Liberal Arts & Humanities
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57 | $36,240/yr | $7,700 |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at Southwest College for the Deaf using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.