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Southwestern Community College is a public institution situated in Creston, Iowa. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Creston draws many to the area.

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

How Do I Get Into SWCC?

You can apply to SWCC online at: you.swcciowa.edu/ICS/Admissions

Since Southwestern Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Southwestern Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At SWCC, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,636 a year. That adds up to $22,544 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SWCC is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Southwestern Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,542 undergraduate students at SWCC, with 607 being full-time and 935 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 607 full-time undergraduates at SWCC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Southwestern Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	480
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Online Learning at Southwestern Community College

In 2020-2021, 902 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.

Online Growth Rankings of SWCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southwestern Community College was 8.3%. This is the #1,008 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SWCC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.