Articulation provides all high school students in the area a chance to meet the required competencies of SWCC post-secondary, entry level courses. A common core of competencies for each SWCC course are agreed upon by high schools and SWCC. We have articulation agreements with all Area 14 schools, and many outside Area 14. A student validation form and course competencies checklist must be completed by the instructor and submitted to Southwestern's Admission Office. Check with your counselor or contact Mindy Dresback to see if your school has an articulation agreement with Southwestern Community College. Schools that currently have an articulation agreement with SWCC should have a new updated Articulation Handbook on file in their Principal's and Counselor's office at their high school. Guidelines, procedures, and all forms are included in this handbook and can be copied as needed.

Career Academy Programs

Southwestern Community College currently has Tech Prep Agreements with fourteen Area 14 school districts and four out-of-area school districts, as listed below. Talk to your High School Counselor if you are interested in enrolling in a Career Academy Program.

• Central Decatur - Building Trades, Health
• Clarke - Building Trades, Health
• Corning - Automotive Mechanics, Building Trades, Business Systems Networking
• Creston - Automotive Mechanics, Building Trades, Business Systems Networking, Health
• East Union - Automotive Mechanics, Building Trades, Business Systems Networking, Health
• Lenox - Health
• Mormon Trail - Health
• Mount Ayr - Health
• Nodaway Valley - Automotive Mechanics, Health, Building Trades, Drafting
• Orient-Macksburg - Automotive Mechanics, Business Systems Networking, Health, Building Trades
• Red Oak - Building Trades, Business Systems Networking, Health
• Villisca - Building Trades
• Nishna Valley - Building Trades, Business Systems Networking
• Shenandoah - Business Systems Networking, Health