Students

Questions? JOIN US ONLINE EVERY WEEK!

Have questions about registration, enrollment, programs or financial aid? SWATC Student Services offers online office hours every week via the Internet. Check our calendar for sates and times. Then, fire up your computer, click this link and get ready! You may use a webcam to enhance your experience. We suggest you run the set-up wizard prior to entering the live classroom.

How Do I Enroll?

Any high school or adult student, who states a technical objective, and can benefit from training is eligible to enroll in a program. A high school diploma or General Educational Development (GED) is not an entrance requirement for all programs. Additional requirements may be necessary for admission into a specific program. For more information contact Student Services at 435-586-2899 or email Student Services - Enrollment.

Registration

1. Complete a registration form for admission. Registration may be completed online or on campus.
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2. Pay the annual $40 non-refundable registration fee.

Due to the competency-based nature of the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT), student transfers within the Institution are subject to the instructor’s approval. SWATC coursework completed will be evaluated to determine if it meets any of the competency requirements of the new program in which the student plans to enroll.
Due to the competency-based nature of the Utah College of Applied Technology (UCAT), student transfers within the UCAT system will occur seamlessly as long as the student meets the admission requirements of the new program or SWATC. Students who transfer and request course credit must provide official transcripts and any other required reports, records or evaluation of the credit to the new program’s instructor. For students transferring from outside the UCAT system, credit transfer is subject to the instructor’s approval.

Nondiscrimination

Southwest Applied Technology College does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, disability, age, veteran status, national origin, sexual orientation, or ethnicity in the administration of or access to its educational, admissions, and employment policies; scholarship and loan programs; and other college administered programs, activities and services. Inquiries concerning SWATC’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VI, Title IX, and Section 504), and complaints may be directed to Student Services c/o SWATC, 510 West 800 South, Cedar City, Utah 84720. Inquiries about the laws and about compliance may also be made to the Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education, 1961 Stout Street, Denver, CO 80294.

Enrollment

Enrollment is as easy as choosing your course or program of interest and paying the appropriate fees for the course. In addition, ensure that you have the correct textbooks, materials and completed your prerequisites if applicable.

Tuition & Fees

Tuition is based on $1.40 per enrolled hour as established by the Utah College of Applied Technology Board of Trustees. Eligible high school students do not pay tuition. Fees are established and determined by the materials and/or lab usage for the program. Some programs require students to purchase textbooks, additional equipment or materials. Information regarding the requirements for textbooks, additional equipment or materials is available from Student Services or by calling 435-586-2899 or email Student Services - Tuition.

Additional fees include:

Registration fee: $40 ($20 re-enrollment fee if not enrolled for extended period of time)
Course change fee: $5
UCAT Certificate of Completion fee: $15
Transcript Request fee: $3

Payment in full for all tuition and fees is required prior to the first day of class unless other arrangements have been made. Non-resident tuition is the same amount as resident tuition.  Non-residents do not pay any extra tuition charges.

Refund Policy

SWATC follows the UCAT policy regarding refunds and withdrawals from programs:

• All refunds, when applicable, are generated by the completion of a Withdrawal Form.
• Students enrolling in regular open-entry/open-exit programs pay only for the number of hours for which they enroll. Any remaining tuition balance for these programs will be refunded within 30 days (1) of the last day of attendance if written notification has been provided to the institution by the students, or (2) from the date the institution terminates the student or determines withdrawal by the student.
• Refunds for classes and programs that operate with a fixed beginning and ending date, and for which a flat tuition rate is charged in advance, will be made as follows: 100% prior to beginning of class; 50% after the beginning of class up to the point that 33% of the instruction has occurred, and 0% thereafter, with exceptions to be granted on a case-by-case basis by campus officials.
• If tuition and fees are collected in advance of the start day of classes and the student does not begin classes or withdraws on the first day of classes, not more than $100 of the tuition and fees will be retained by the institution. Refunds for a student who does not begin classes shall be made within 30 days of the class start date.
• One hundred percent of the tuition and fees that are collected in advance of the start date of a class or program will be refunded within thirty days of the planned start date if the class or programs is canceled by the institution.
• Students who have not visited UCAT campuses prior to enrollment will have the opportunity to withdraw without penalty within three days following attendance at a regularly scheduled orientation or following a tour of the facilities and inspection of the equipment.

Student Conduct

A copy of the Student Handbook is available here.

Southwest Applied Technology College (SWATC) is committed to maintaining a learning environment conducive to its mission of preparing students for success in the workplace. To achieve this goal, instructors emphasize and teach the workplace readiness skills and safety expected by employers. Students, both adult and secondary, are expected to behave in ways that enhance their ability, and the ability of other students, to learn. In all cases, students must respect the rights and privileges of others.

SWATC programs attempt to simulate, as closely as possible, on-the-job working conditions to help students prepare for employment. Students not complying with such conditions may be dismissed for the following reasons:

• Not meeting the satisfactory progress requirements.
• Failure to pay fees or to take responsibility for making arrangements for payment.
• Not maintaining academic ethics of honesty, including but not limited to: cheating, plagiarism, giving, selling or receiving unauthorized course or test information, and infringing on copyright laws.
• Additional infractions, including, but not necessarily limited to:
  • Excessive tardiness;
  • Annoying “clowning around”, or otherwise disturbing other students or the instructor;
  • Lack of class materials or equipment, and chronic or repeated failure to make arrangements with the instructor in the case of student difficulty in obtaining these;
  • Lack of cooperation;
  • Rude, discourteous behavior including but not limited to, excessive or abuse profanity;
  • Blatant disregard for established safety guidelines;
  • Gross neglect of personal hygiene;
  • Physical harm to others or threat of personal harm to others, including dangerous or abuse usage of tools and materials;
  • Destruction of school property;
  • Theft of property belonging to the school or others;
  • Violation of school’s computer/internet acceptable use policy;
  • Use of, possession of, or trafficking of controlled substances or drug related paraphernalia in class or on school property;
  • Possessing, using, selling or attempting to sell any firearm, facsimile of a firearm, knife, explosive device or firework, chemical weapons, flammable materials, martial arts weapons, or other instruments including those that eject anything, or any other dangerous object which, when used as a weapon, can inflict bodily harm on or around school property, school activities or functions;
  • Frequent or flagrant willful disobedience of proper and legal authority by word or action.

Any secondary student who engages in behavior that violates public education’s Safe School policies will be referred to his/her home high school for appropriate action.  Students who fail to maintain acceptable behavior will be subject to corrective actions by the instructor and/or College staff.