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SWCC RN students at Central Iowa Shelter & Services

2026 SWCC Registered Nursing Class visits the Kavanaugh Hospice House, the Clarinda Correctional Facility, and Central Iowa Shelter

Published June 8, 2026 9:08 am

Part of the 2026 Southwestern Registered Nursing Class ended their clinical rotation by visiting the Kavanaugh Hospice House, the Clarinda Correctional Facility, and Central Iowa Shelter. These settings have provided valuable insight into caring for individuals from diverse backgrounds and life circumstances with compassion, dignity, and respect.

June 2026 board of directors meeting agenda

Published June 4, 2026 1:48 pm

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
June 9, 2026
Southwestern Community College - Creston, Iowa

TENTATIVE AGENDA

Gabriel Espinosa

Southwestern music instructor releases jazz album

Published May 29, 2026 2:23 pm

Gabriel Espinosa, Southwestern Community College (SWCC) adjunct professional music instructor, recently released a jazz album entitled, The Brazilian Project.

View of main entrance looking north with student housing in the background

Construction underway on college main entrance

Published May 21, 2026 3:28 pm

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.

Southwestern Community College business students Daisy Waetzig of Lamoni; Victoria Fletchall of Villisca; and Mariah Sparks of Corning.

Southwestern students recognized at national business conference

Published May 19, 2026 12:34 pm

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.

SWCC auto collision repair/refinish students Logan Nunnikhoven of Newton, Quinn Coulson of Mount Ayr, Rachel Becker of Pleasant Hill, and Jasmine Hansen of Diagonal.

Jeff & Tammy Magneson award tool carts to SWCC auto collision repair students

Published May 15, 2026 11:22 am

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.

Southwestern’s board of directors holds May 2026 meeting

Published May 14, 2026 3:20 pm

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.

May 2026 board of directors meeting agenda

Published May 13, 2026 10:57 am

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
May 12, 2026
Southwestern Community College - Creston, Iowa

TENTATIVE AGENDA

  1. Call to Order – Approximately 5:30 p.m. – Board Room
  2. Consideration of Minutes – April 14, 2026 – Regular Meeting
  3. Consideration of Minutes – April 27, 2026 – Special Meeting
  4. Consideration of Consent Agenda Items
    1. Tentative Agenda
    2. Payables
  5. Action Items
    1. Consideration of Tuition and Fees
    2. SMG Phase II Agreement
    3. Skilled Trades Agreement
    4. Facilities Naming Policy
    5. Personnel
  6. Discussion of Monitoring Process
  7. President’s Report
    1. Other
  8. Board Members’ Reports
    1. Community Colleges for Iowa
    2. Other
  9. Adjournment
  10. Exempt Collective Bargaining Strategy Session in Accord with the Provisions of Iowa Code Sections 20.17(3) and 21.9
  11. Dinner – Approximately 6:00 p.m. – Board Room
Hailey Walker, universal banker 2, Northwest Bank; Lauren England and Terri Higgins, SWCC employees and Out of the Darkness Walk coordinators; Amara Huffine, area director, Iowa, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; and Nathan Haley, Northwest Bank, loan portfolio manager.

Northwest Bank matches employee gifts to SWCC Out of the Darkness efforts

Published May 13, 2026 10:10 am

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.

Maylee Riley, Creston High School senior, with her project

SWCC course highlighted at Creston High School

Published May 6, 2026 3:58 pm

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.

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