than $ 4 million in financial aid every year . U . S . News and World Report ranks the University No . 11 overall in its 2020 Regional Colleges West rankings as well as No . 3 for Social Mobility . Niche ranks SWAU as one of Texas ’ safest colleges .
Featuring a diverse campus that includes students from nearly three dozen states and several dozen countries as well as an average student / teacher ratio of 12:1 , SWAU offers a uniquely diverse and personal college experience . Departments include biology , business administration , mathematics and physical sciences , communications , computer science , education , music , history and social sciences , modern languages , nursing , kinesiology , psychology and religion .
SWAU is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools , Adventist Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools , Colleges and Universities , International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education , Texas Education Agency , Texas Board of Nurse Examiners and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education .
For information , call 800-433-2240 or visit swau . edu .
Hill College
Hill College , at 2112 Mayfield Parkway in Cleburne , has more than 4,400 students enrolled at its five campuses : Hillsboro , Cleburne , Burleson , Glen Rose and Meridian . Two-thirds of the students attend full time . Over half of the students are from Johnson County .
Hill College is a comprehensive community college that opened in Hillsboro in 1923 and offers academic and technical programs leading to certificates and degrees in more than 60 fields of study in health sciences , physical education , humanities , social services , mathematics and sciences .
Hill College has nationally recognized technical programs in areas such as nursing , cosmetology , Cisco computer training , HVAC and welding . Noncredit and continuing education courses are also offered . Noncredit and continuing education courses are also offered . Hill provides more than $ 500,000 per year in scholarships to students .
Since 1974 , Hill College , Cleburne Extension Center has provided post-secondary education to the residents of Johnson County . In 1997 and 1998 , the residents of Alvarado , Cleburne , Godley , Grandview , Joshua , Keene , Rio Vista and Venus approved a local maintenance and operation tax for the purpose of supporting a Hill College branch campus in Johnson County and the Cleburne Extension Center became the Hill College Johnson
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The Cleburne campus overlooks Lake Pat Cleburne on U . S . 67 and consists of 32 acres of land , plus 15 adjoining acres leased from the city .
The campus has a classroom building , a library , a student center , the Margie Faye Wheat Kennon Health Science Center , and the Tolbert F . Mayfield Administration Building .
The Cleburne campus awards associate degrees , certificate of technology and certificate of completion and offers up to 44 hours in state core curriculum courses .
In downtown Cleburne , the Snap-on Automotive Technology Program is considered the most technically advanced automotive training center in the area , and the only one of its kind in the state . Students are fully prepared after graduation to take the Automotive Service Excellence certification exam .
The facility features state-of-the-art equipment and tools , a two-story lab area with 10 car stalls , classrooms , training and conference rooms . It is the largest Snap-on educational facility in the country .
Hill College announced its new partnership with Trane , a global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services , in 2015 and opened the new Hill College Technical Center , 319 E . Henderson St . in 2016 .
The facility houses HVAC laboratories that will help train students to become technicians . Three new laboratories occupy the ground floor of the old Walls Building .
For information , call 817-760-5600 or visit hillcollege . edu .
Cleburne Christian Academy
Cleburne Christian Academy , 1410 Glenhaven Drive , is a nonprofit , interdenominational , Christ-centered educational institution offering high level Christian academic curriculum in a warm and welcoming classroom setting .
They have preschool and pre-K class for 3- and 4-year-olds . They serve full- and part-time students in kindergarten through 12th grade . They will add 11th grade next year . They are still accredited all the way through 12th grade . The School has elective classes like music , creative writing , cooking , art and technology .
For information , call 817-641-2857 or visit ccacleburne . org .
Kauffman leadership Academy
Kauffman Leadership Academy is open as a private school . They are accepting registration for students in grades five through 12 . For information , visit klacademy . org or call 817-659-7302 .