Southwestern Community College

Creston, IA · Public · www.swcciowa.edu/ ↗

Southwestern Community College is a public college in Creston, Iowa, set in a remote town. It mostly awards certificates and has 729 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants; Electrical and Power Transmission Installers; and Precision Metal Working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Southwestern Community College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
729
Similar schools: 878
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$12,751
Similar schools: $8,761
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$43,908
Similar schools: $42,807
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$9,982
Similar schools: $9,750

What the data shows about Southwestern Community College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 662 public schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $12,751 a year, higher than the $8,761 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $43,908, about the same as the $42,807 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $9,982 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,750).