Published June 4, 2026

BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
June 9, 2026
Southwestern Community College - Creston, Iowa
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Published May 29, 2026
Gabriel Espinosa, Southwestern Community College (SWCC) adjunct professional music instructor, recently released a jazz album entitled, The Brazilian Project.
Published May 21, 2026
Southwestern Community College's main entrance, turning north off of Townline Street/Highway 25 and entering on the south side of campus, will be closed for reconstruction this summer. During the construction phase, plan to access campus on the east side turning west from Green Valley Road onto either Southwestern Boulevard or Spartan Drive.
Published May 19, 2026
Three students from Southwestern Community College’s Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter joined nearly 7,000 members from across the world at the 2026 BPA National Leadership Conference, held May 6–10, in Nashville.
Published May 15, 2026
Jeff and Tammy Magneson of Stanton recently awarded tool carts to five Southwestern Community College (SWCC) auto collision repair/refinish students on behalf of the Merlin and Ann Magneson fund through SWCC’s Education Foundation.
Published May 14, 2026
Creston— The Southwestern Community College (SWCC) board of directors held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., in the Administration Center board room.
Published May 13, 2026

BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
May 12, 2026
Southwestern Community College - Creston, Iowa
TENTATIVE AGENDA
- Call to Order – Approximately 5:30 p.m. – Board Room
- Consideration of Minutes – April 14, 2026 – Regular Meeting
- Consideration of Minutes – April 27, 2026 – Special Meeting
- Consideration of Consent Agenda Items
- Tentative Agenda
- Payables
- Action Items
- Consideration of Tuition and Fees
- SMG Phase II Agreement
- Skilled Trades Agreement
- Facilities Naming Policy
- Personnel
- Discussion of Monitoring Process
- President’s Report
- Other
- Board Members’ Reports
- Community Colleges for Iowa
- Other
- Adjournment
- Exempt Collective Bargaining Strategy Session in Accord with the Provisions of Iowa Code Sections 20.17(3) and 21.9
- Dinner – Approximately 6:00 p.m. – Board Room
Published May 13, 2026
Representatives from Northwest Bank in Creston came to SWCC yesterday to deliver a $250 check to be donated to the college’s first-ever American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Out of the Darkness Walk, held Thursday, April 23, 2026, on SWCC’s Creston campus.
Published May 6, 2026
Students in Ellie Soosloff's MAT 156 statistics course at Creston High School presented their first Student-Led Research Showcase on Friday, May 1, 2026, in the Creston High School gymnasium.
Published May 6, 2026
Beginning the week of May 18, 2026, Southwestern Community College’s main entrance (located west of the LED sign, pictured), turning north off of Townline St./Highway 25 on the south side of campus, will be closed for reconstruction. The intersection of Southwestern Boulevard and Spartan Drive, south of the flagpole loop adjacent to the Instructional Center, will also be closed.
