Southwestern Community College

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#13938 / #3660
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Iowa, U.S.

Southwestern Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#3660
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$8,352
Graduation rate
66%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
729

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About Southwestern Community College

According to Wikipedia, Southwestern Community College is an American public community college with its main campus in Creston, Iowa. It also has centers in Red Oak, Iowa, and Osceola, Iowa. In addition to an arts and sciences program, SWCC offers career and technical education degrees and certificates.

Southwestern Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
68%66%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Southwestern Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$8,352
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$10,194
30K - 48K$10,615
48K - 75K$11,345
75K - 110K$15,385
110K+$17,410

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Southwestern Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Southwestern Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $43,908 a year, and 90% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Southwestern Community College 's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
2,0052,005

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Southwestern Community College ?

Southwestern Community College is located at 1501 West Townline Street, Creston, IA 50801.

How Safe is Southwestern Community College ?

No violent or property offenses were reported on Southwestern Community College ’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Southwestern Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Creston has a violent crime rate of 0.27% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.03%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Southwestern Community College Known For?

Southwestern Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Southwestern Community College 's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Southwestern Community College 's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Psychology
#6487
World Rank
#6496
Historical Rank
#2425
USA Rank

Southwestern Community College ranks #2425 in the U.S. and #6487 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Nursing
#7122
World Rank
#7122
Historical Rank
#2679
USA Rank

Southwestern Community College ranks #2679 in the U.S. and #7122 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Biology
#10805
World Rank
#10818
Historical Rank
#2814
USA Rank

Southwestern Community College ranks #2814 in the U.S. and #10805 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Computer Science
#11676
World Rank
#11684
Historical Rank
#3180
USA Rank

Southwestern Community College ranks #3180 in the U.S. and #11676 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
History
#10801
World Rank
#10810
Historical Rank
#3205
USA Rank

Southwestern Community College ranks #3205 in the U.S. and #10801 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Criminal Justice
#6814
World Rank
#6816
Historical Rank
#3238
USA Rank

Southwestern Community College ranks #3238 in the U.S. and #6814 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Medical
#11722
World Rank
#11726
Historical Rank
#3271
USA Rank

Southwestern Community College ranks #3271 in the U.S. and #11722 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Education
#12180
World Rank
#12183
Historical Rank
#3274
USA Rank

Southwestern Community College ranks #3274 in the U.S. and #12180 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees

Who Are Southwestern Community College 's Most Influential Alumni?

Kim Reynolds
An American politician.