If your academic goal is to earn a bachelor’s degree, you'll spend the first two years of college at SWCC taking your general education requirements. Then, you'll be ready to transfer to a four-year college or university.
Your focus at Southwestern will be to obtain the Associate of Arts (AA) degree or the Associate of Science (AS) degree. Upon receiving the AA or AS degree, you will have the option of transferring to a four-year college or university. During your program of study, you are encouraged to work with your academic advisor to satisfy transfer requirements.
Southwestern has official articulation agreements with the colleges and universities listed below. Southwestern Community College transfers credits to these institutions and credits from these institutions will transfer back to Southwestern.
- Bellevue University - Bellevue, Nebraska
- Buena Vista University - Storm Lake, Iowa
- Central Methodist University - Fayette, Missouri
- Drake University - Des Moines, Iowa
- Graceland University - Lamoni, Iowa
- Grand View University - Des Moines, Iowa
- Iowa State University - Ames, Iowa
- Northwest Missouri State University - Maryville, Missouri
- Palmer College of Chiropractic - Davenport, Iowa
- Purdue University Global - West Lafayette, Indiana
- Simpson College - Indianola, Iowa
- University of Central Missouri - Warrensburg, Missouri
- University of Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa
- University of Iowa (RN to BSN) - Iowa City, Iowa
- University of Northern Iowa - Cedar Falls, Iowa
- Upper Iowa University - Fayette, Iowa
- Western Governor's University - Salt Lake City, Utah
- William Penn University - Oskaloosa, Iowa
Course equivalency guides and transfer guides by major are available to students to assist with transfer planning.
Students planning to transfer to one of Iowa's regents institutions--Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa, and the University of Iowa--should check out transferiniowa.org. This website was created by the regents institutions and Iowa's community colleges to help students make a seamless transfer.