Southwestern Community College Trade Programs

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

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

Can I Afford SWCC?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time SWCC students paid $204 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $211 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,120	$6,330
Fees	$390	$390
Books and Supplies	$1,366	$1,366
On Campus Room and Board	$7,910	$7,910
On Campus Other Expenses	$1,772	$1,772

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.

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 Trade School Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Electrician	29	7	19	55
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	52	52
Welding Technology/Welder	33	5	3	41
Carpentry/Carpenter	25	2	5	32
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	18	1	5	24
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	16	0	0	16
Industrial Mechanics & Maintenance Technology	7	0	4	11
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician	0	2	5	7
TOTAL	128	17	93	238

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.