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Southwestern Community College

Creston, Iowa Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Southwestern Community College is a public two-year institution in Creston, Iowa. Its campus is in a remote town. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,566 students.

Southwestern Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 37 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Electrician, and Carpentry. It awarded 555 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,566
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
555
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
37
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 37

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Construction Trades 2
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Education 5
Health Professions 3
Precision Production 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
  • Music Associate 6 graduates
Psychology 1
History 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 1
Social Sciences 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
34%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
249
Certificates under 1 year
205
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
101

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,566
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,566
Full-time, fall 2024
37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,993
Full-time, 2024-25
35%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
83%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
45%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Lindsay Stoaks
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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