Southwestern Community College (Creston, IA)

Online Program Overview

Southwestern Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Creston, Iowa. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $7,024 for Iowa residents and $7,248 for other students on average.

It offers 44 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 5 programs - 1 Certificate, 4 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Southwestern Community College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	1501 West Townline Street, Creston, IA
Online Students	515 Enrolled Online Exclusively 390 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$7,024 Out-of-State$7,248
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Total	5 Programs
Certificate	1 Programs
Associates	4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Southwestern Community College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Iowa residents, the tuition & fees are $7,024 and $7,248 for non-Iowa residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $220 for Iowa residents and $227 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$5,700	$5,910	$6,060	$6,330	$7,024
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$5,910	$6,120	$6,270	$6,540	$7,248

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$177	$184	$189	$198	$220
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$184	$191	$196	$205	$227

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Southwestern Community College offers 44 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 5 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificates, 4 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	1	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	18	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	113	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Southwestern Community College, there are 1,581 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 905 students were attending classes through distance learning (515 students are enrolled exclusively and 390 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,581
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	515
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	390
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	676

By student location, out of a total of 515 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 502 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 13 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.