Carpentry at Southwestern Community College

Every carpentry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the carpentry program at Southwestern Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

SWCC is located in Creston, Iowa and approximately 1,503 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Carpentry section at the bottom of this page.

SWCC Carpentry Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Carpentry (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Carpentry (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Carpentry

SWCC Carpentry Rankings

Carpentry Student Demographics at SWCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the carpentry majors at Southwestern Community College.

SWCC Carpentry Associate’s Program

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of carpentry associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in carpentry at SWCC are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Community College with a associate's in carpentry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Carpentry

If you plan to be a carpentry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Carpentry/Carpenter	4

Electrical & Power Transmission Installers

Careers That Carpentry Grads May Go Into

A degree in carpentry can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	6,930	$63,170
Carpenters	5,910	$42,660

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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