Southwestern Community College is a public community college located in Creston, IA. It offers 53 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 2 programs).
It is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Southwestern Community College is $8,064 for Iowa residents and $8,316 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Iowa public community colleges' average ($7,190).
The school has 1,566 students, which is lower than Iowa community collleges' average (2,810). In addition, 663 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (14 to 1) of Iowa community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Southwestern Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Iowa community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Southwestern Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | 2 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 20 | 33 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
4 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Music | NOT OFFERED |
6 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| History | NOT OFFERED |
1 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 1,566 students at Southwestern Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 668 male students and 965 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 1,633 | 638 | 995 |
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| Male Students | 668 | 279 | 389 |
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| Female Students | 965 | 359 | 606 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 1,566 total students, 1,020 students enrolled through distance learning (663 students enrolled exclusively and 357 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,566 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 663 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 357 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 546 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Southwestern Community College.