Southwestern Community College Overview

Southwestern Community College is a public institution located in Creston, Iowa. Creston is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

What Is Southwestern Community College Known For?

• The highest award offered at SWCC is the associate's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 41% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Southwestern Community College?

Contact details for SWCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1501 West Townline Street, Creston, IA 50801
Phone:	641-782-7081
Website:	www.swcciowa.edu

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How Do I Get Into SWCC?

You can apply to SWCC online at: you.swcciowa.edu/ICS/Admissions

Southwestern Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Southwestern Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SWCC, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $5,306 a year. That adds up to $21,224 over four years for those students.

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Southwestern Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,503 undergraduate students at SWCC, with 621 being full-time and 882 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 621 full-time undergraduates at SWCC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwestern Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	464
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Southwestern Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	113	0	113
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	34	0	43	77
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	17	14	20	51
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	21	22	5	48
Nursing	0	43	0	43
Precision Metal Working	33	3	5	41
Carpentry	27	5	3	35
Computer Systems Networking	7	4	3	14
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	14	0	14
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	6	4	4	14
Business Administration & Management	2	11	0	13
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	9	0	9
Agricultural Economics & Business	0	6	0	6
Animal Science	0	6	0	6
General Psychology	0	5	0	5
Music	0	4	0	4
Plant Sciences	0	3	0	3
General Biology	0	3	0	3
Accounting	0	3	0	3
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	2	1	3
Human Development & Family Studies	3	0	0	3
Agricultural Production	0	1	0	1
Computer Software & Applications	0	1	0	1
History	0	1	0	1
Health & Physical Education	0	1	0	1
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	150	278	84	512

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.