Florida SouthWestern State College

What is the cost of studying for a year at Florida SouthWestern State College?

For 2025-26, reported annual undergraduate tuition and required fees total approximately $3,401 for in-state students and $16,360 for out-of-state students. Those figures combine the tuition and required-fee components for each residency category; they do not include living or other educational expenses.

• In-state tuition: $2,436; required fees: $965.
• Out-of-state tuition: $9,750; required fees: $3,229.
• Reported books and supplies estimate: $1,470.
• Reported room-and-board estimate: $11,185; actual housing and food spending depends on living arrangements.

Transportation and personal expenses add to a student's full cost of attendance. Residency classification, credit load, course charges, and aid eligibility can also change the bill. For context, the reported average net price after grant aid was $6,484 for students from families earning $48,000 or less and $13,337 for those from families earning more than $110,000. A net price is an average for a defined group, not a quoted price for an applicant.

Eligible students can seek federal grants and loans through the FAFSA, Florida aid programs, and FSW Foundation scholarships. In the reported aid data, 83% of students received some form of financial aid, while 11% had student loans. Aid recipients, award types, and amounts differ; students should use their own aid offer to compare grants - which generally do not require repayment - with loans and expected earnings from work.

What are the work-study opportunities at Florida SouthWestern State College?

FSW students may be able to combine part-time employment with study, including Federal Work-Study when they qualify and positions are available. Work-Study is a need-based financial aid program: an award establishes potential eligibility to earn wages, not a job offer or money paid automatically against tuition.

Students interested in campus employment should review their financial aid offer and the college's current hiring instructions, then apply for individual openings. Ordinary part-time jobs do not require a Work-Study award. Career support is a separate resource: FSW reports offering individual career planning, résumé assistance, career-interest assessment, job fairs, and employer recruitment. Those services can help students explore work and internships, but they are not measures of graduate employment.