College News

Published July 9, 2025 11:58 am

Jasmine Hansen of Diagonal, Southwestern Community College (SWCC) auto collision repair/refinish student, finished in the Top 10 nationally during the 2025 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, held in Atlanta in June.

Hansen, a 2024 Diagonal High School graduate, completed the first year of SWCC’s auto collision repair/refinish program in June 2025. She will continue with the program this fall in order to earn her Associate of Applied Science degree from SWCC in May 2026.

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Published July 1, 2025 3:59 pm

The Iowa Automobile Dealers Association (IADA) Foundation for Education recently awarded Southwestern Community College’s (SWCC’s) automotive programs a $4,741 grant to provide funds for the purchase of hybrid and electric vehicle testing equipment.

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Published June 17, 2025 1:06 pm

Scholarships are still available for the 2025-26 academic year! The next Education Foundation scholarship deadline is Aug. 1, 2025. All students attending SWCC during the fall 2025 semester are encouraged to apply.

FALL 2025 Scholarship Applications

These scholarships are available due to the generosity of past, present, and future Education Foundation donors. All current and future SWCC students (attending beginning fall 2025 semester) may complete one scholarship application for numerous scholarships that can be applied to the student's account while attending Southwestern. We are extremely grateful that these scholarships are in place to assist SWCC students in furthering their college education.

Questions may be directed to Cait Maitlen, executive director of the Education Foundation.

Published June 10, 2025 2:43 pm

The Fuller Center for Housing of Southern Iowa, in partnership with Southwestern Community College, is beginning to plan for the 2025-26 student-constructed home and looking for its owner.

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Published June 9, 2025 2:27 pm

Six Southwestern Community College (SWCC) business and information technology students competed during the 2025 Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Student Leadership Conference, held during May in Orlando, and brought home various placings including two second place national finishes.

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Published June 4, 2025 1:25 pm

Southwestern Community College (SWCC) celebrated the opening of its newest facility, the Transportation Training Center, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 10 a.m.

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