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2026

Daisy Waetzig, PTK Chime Scholar and SWCC student

SWCC student receives national academic scholarship

Published September 10, 2026 10:54 am

Daisy Waetzig of Lamoni, a student at Southwestern Community College in Creston, has been named a 2026 Chime Workforce Scholar, joining 200 students nationwide recognized for their academic achievement and pursuit of career-focused education.

September 2026 board of directors meeting agenda

Published September 4, 2026 2:42 pm

SWCC logo Outlined color

BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING

Sept. 8, 2026
Southwestern Community College - Creston, Iowa

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Pictured (L to R) – Enrique Ruiz Jr., Jesse Diaz, Samantha De Leon, and Ediberto Garza.

Osceola Food partners with SWCC applied engineering technology to train employees

Published September 4, 2026 9:50 am

OSCEOLA, IOWA — Southwestern Community College (SWCC) and Osceola Food, LLC, a local manufacturing facility owned by Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL), are partnering to train employees for the workforce.

2026 Community Awareness Day is Sept. 9

Published September 2, 2026 4:31 pm

SWCC will host its annual Community Awareness Day on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, from 9-11 a.m., in the main hallway of the Instructional Center. A variety of community agencies will be on hand to provide information to SWCC students and staff about their services.

SWCC TRIO TS staff in front of Technical Center

TRIO Talent Search grant renewed

Published September 1, 2026 2:00 pm

Great news for SWCC TRIO Talent Search!

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Ribbon cutting held at Mount Ayr Community CTE Academy

Published August 28, 2026 3:03 pm

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at 1 p.m., to celebrate the opening of the Mount Ayr CTE Academy, located south of Mount Ayr High School.

Nicholas Jackson, SWCC English instructor

Southwestern board of directors holds special meeting to approve English instructor

Published August 26, 2026 1:30 pm

Creston— The Southwestern Community College (SWCC) board of directors met in special session on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, at 8:30 a.m., in the college’s Administration Center to approve the employment of Nicholas Jackson as an English instructor for the 2026-27 academic year.

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New SWCC online apparel store

Published August 25, 2026 10:39 am

The SWCC Shoppe has created a new online store for business professional and dressy SWCC-branded apparel!

Sparty with a three-scoop ice cream cone and the event info from the article

Get the Scoop on Thursday

Published August 25, 2026 10:24 am

The third annual Get the Scoop advising event will be held on Thursday, August 27, from 12-1 p.m. in the Instructional Center, room 180.

Get the Scoop is a come-and-go event where students are encouraged to have a quick meet-and-greet with their academic advisors, and then receive their SWCC logo mood cups for FREE ice cream from the ice cream truck located in the main parking lot outside of the Instructional Center!

Questions about Get the Scoop may be directed to Deb Pantini, in student services.

Left to right: Michael Hall, Roger Looker, and Dana Kuehl

Southwestern welcomes five new faculty members for fall 2026

Published August 25, 2026 10:19 am

Southwestern Community College welcomes five new faculty members (pictured above, left to right) for the fall 2026 semester!

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