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Southwest University at El Paso
6101 Montana, El Paso, TX 79925 · Private for-profit 4-year · (915) 778-4001 · School website
Career programs at Southwest University at El Paso
Southwest University at El Paso reported 100 certificate and associate completions in 5 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in billing and coding (26). College Scorecard counts 2,073 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billing and coding | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 26 | $25,851 | |
| Automotive | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 | $27,925 | WIOA list |
| Surgical tech | Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 23 | $51,809 | |
| Welding | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 22 | Not published | |
| Medical assistant | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 4 | Not published | WIOA list |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at Southwest University at El Paso
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools
- $16,000
- Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS
- $16,000
- Books and suppliesIPEDS
- $1,400
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $16,906
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $20,000
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $29,648
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Southwest University at El Paso net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
More Southwest University at El Paso programs on the WIOA list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate of Applied Science in NursingRegistered Nurse · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 11.1003 | $42,650+ $3,090 books | Competency-based or withheld | 38.3% | 44.9% | $11,165 | 407 |
| Bachelor of Science in NursingBachelor of Science in Nursing · Hybrid (in person and online) · CIP 11.0901 | $8,777+ $1,223 books | Competency-based or withheld | 65.4% | 55.4% | $21,669 | 107 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. IPEDS does not list these program types at this campus. Matched to Southwest University at El Paso by provider name and place, by DOL's provider ID, or as another site of the school (its exact name or website, the only match in the state; "Listed at" names that site's town).
On the Texas Workforce Commission's current list
The Texas Workforce Commission's statewide eligible training provider list, updated July 8, 2026, holds 5 programs from Southwest University at El Paso, listed at $8,777 to $42,650 in tuition and fees.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Contact hours | Weeks | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate of Applied Science in Automotive Technology | $35,489 | 1520 | 72 | Hybrid |
| Associate of Applied Science in Business Management and Accounting Systems Degre | $28,277 | 1270 | 60 | Hybrid |
| Associate of Applied Science in Nursing | $42,650 | 1880 | 98 | Hybrid |
| Bachelor of Science in Nursing | $8,777 | 680 | 48 | Hybrid |
| Medical Assistant/Lab Assistant | $16,115 | 910 | 36 | Hybrid |
Source: Texas Workforce Commission statewide eligible training provider list on data.texas.gov (programs currently approved for WIOA training accounts; no field-of-study codes, so the list is matched to the school by name and place only).
Other billing and coding programs within 40 miles
- El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, TX · 2.4 mi
- Western Technical CollegeEl Paso, TX · 6.3 mi · $19,749