Does Southwestern Illinois College have a tennis program?

Yes. Southwestern Illinois College fields men's tennis (NJCAA) and women's tennis (NJCAA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.

Where is Southwestern Illinois College?

Southwestern Illinois College is in Belleville, IL, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.

How much does Southwestern Illinois College cost?

The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $16,249 a year, and an average net price of $10,427 after grants and scholarships.

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL · public · 5,675 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Southwestern Illinois College field?

Southwestern Illinois College, in Belleville, IL, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NJCAA.

The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 9, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.

Southwestern Illinois College's men's tennis roster has grown over a year, from 8 players in 2024 to 10 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 11% above the NJCAA median of 9, and in line with the national median of 10. Southwestern Illinois College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for men's tennis, which works out to about 5 players per coach, 17% below the NJCAA median of 6.

Southwestern Illinois College's women's tennis roster has grown over 2 years, from 5 players in 2023 to 9 in 2025. That 2025 roster is 20% above the NJCAA median of 8, and in line with the national median of 9. Southwestern Illinois College lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 4.5 players per coach, in line with the NJCAA median of 4.5.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Southwestern Illinois College fund its athletes?

Southwestern Illinois College reported 201 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 114 men and 87 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.

Athletically related student aid came to $1,270,128, about $5,590 per male athlete and $7,275 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $1,228 for men's sports and $2,198 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $11 and $25 per athlete.

What is Southwestern Illinois College like academically?

Southwestern Illinois College is a mid-sized public two-year college.

The full cost of attendance is around $16,249 a year, below the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $10,427 after grants and scholarships, in the bottom quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 36% of the sticker price on average.

Tuition is $3,960 for IL residents and $6,720 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $36,884, below the median of $40,747.

What can you study at Southwestern Illinois College?

Liberal Arts & Sciences is the largest field at 25% of degrees, followed by Health Professions (23%) and Homeland Security & Law Enforcement (16%).

The associate's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (440 degrees)
Biological and Physical Sciences (116 degrees)
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (97 degrees)
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (67 degrees)
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (52 degrees)
Precision Metal Working (30 degrees)
Criminal Justice and Corrections (25 degrees)
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (25 degrees)
Legal Support Services (20 degrees)
American Sign Language (17 degrees)

What is Belleville, IL like to live in?

Southwestern Illinois College sits in Belleville, a suburb of a large city of about 42,000 people in St. Clair County, Illinois.

The median household in Belleville earns about $60,529, which is far below the Illinois median ($81,702) but below the national median ($78,538).

Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $131,000, 48% below the Illinois median and a typical rent of $947 a month is 23% under the state figure.

Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive.

The age mix is close to the national picture, a median of 38, with 23% under 18 and 16% aged 65 or over.

28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Illinois average of 37%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Southwestern Illinois College have a tennis program?: Yes. Southwestern Illinois College fields men's tennis (NJCAA) and women's tennis (NJCAA), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Southwestern Illinois College?: Southwestern Illinois College is in Belleville, IL, in the Great Lakes region of the United States.
How much does Southwestern Illinois College cost?: The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $16,249 a year, and an average net price of $10,427 after grants and scholarships.