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

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Can I Afford SWCC?

In a recent term, 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.

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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

Online Learning at Southwestern Community College

In 2022-2023, 905 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SWCC has changed over the last few years.

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

Southwestern Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Southwestern Community College awarded 646 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Carpentry	25	5	2	0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers	29	19	7	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance	7	4	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	16	52	0	0
Precision Metal Working	33	3	5	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	18	10	3	0
Total	368	227	51	0

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.