Vocational Programs at Southwestern Community College (Creston, IA)

Certificate Programs at Southwestern Community College

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
18	44	$7,248

Southwestern Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Creston, Iowa. The school focuses on the associate degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $34,100. A total of 1,581 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 52%. Southwestern Community College offer 44 programs and, among them, 18 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

Southwestern Community College offers 18 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

We note again Southwestern Community College mainly offers associate degrees. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	9	9	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	3	7	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Carpentry/Carpenter	NOT OFFERED	25	5	NOT OFFERED
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	29	19	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	7	4	NOT OFFERED
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	18	5	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	33	3	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Southwestern Community College. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $30,100 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $34,100 for Southwestern Community College graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Southwestern Community College Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$30,100	$33,000	$28,200
7 Years After Graduation	$29,600	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$32,600	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$32,200	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$34,100	$37,500	$32,000

On-Campus Student Services

Southwestern Community College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided