Published January 29, 2015 11:25 am
Three SWCC Student Senate members attended the 27th Iowa Association for Community College Trustees (IACCT) Student Legislative Seminar in Des Moines on Wed., January 28, 2015.
Published January 22, 2015 10:39 am
Current students, get a jump on your transfer planning! Browse information tables and visit with college transfer representatives about your next steps after graduating from SWCC.
Transfer Day
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
10 a.m-12 p.m.
Instructional Center, room 180
Published January 16, 2015 12:06 pm
The Southwestern Community College (SWCC) automotive repair technology and collision repair/refinish programs have announced the 2015 Automotive Open House will be held Fri., April 10, 2015, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in the automotive area in the Instructional Center.
Published January 16, 2015 11:38 am
Monday, January 19, 2015, is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. As Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s wife, said, “The greatness of a COMMUNITY is most accurately MEASURED BY the COMPASSIONATE ACTIONS of its members…a HEART of grace and a SOUL generated by LOVE.”
Published January 14, 2015 4:36 pm
Creston— The Southwestern Community College board of trustees met on Tues., January 13, 2015, at 5:30 p.m. in the board room of the Administration Center.
The board voted to extend the college’s early retirement policy for employees through June 30, 2015. Dr. Barb Crittenden, SWCC president, stated there are 26 staff members eligible for early retirement. The college’s early retirement policy has an April 1, 2015, application deadline.
Published December 22, 2014 9:56 am
Creston, IA—The Southwestern Community College (SWCC) agricultural department is hosting the Iowa State University Extension’s Three-State Beef Conference on Tues., January 13, 2015, from 5:30-8:45 p.m., at the SWCC ag site, north of the college’s Creston campus.
Published December 18, 2014 2:06 pm
Southwestern Community College (SWCC) students Fulton Abraham and Ty Marker of Osceola placed fifth and Dillon Bailey and Kyle Wynn of Creston placed eighth in the hands-on portion of the 2014 DMACC/IADA High School Automotive Skills Contest on Friday, December 12, 2014, at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny. This competition recognizes some of the best high school auto technicians in the state.
Published December 15, 2014 8:58 am
Students in the Southwestern Community College welding program faced off in a little friendly competition last week as they created projects that were judged in a holiday art contest. The projects were on display in the Technical Center Friday. Here is a sampling of their work.
Published December 12, 2014 4:47 pm
The Southwestern Community College School for Music Vocations’ Chamber Singers will present Holiday Carols in Concert on Sun., December 14, at 7:30 p.m., in the SWCC Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature favorite carols and masterworks by Mendelssohn, Debussy, Brahms, Christiansen, Mattson, and Burt. The concert will be directed by Tommy Boynton.Admission for this event is $10 per person. Students and seniors are $5 per person.
Published December 12, 2014 3:29 pm
Approximately 15 high school students visited campus today for Start Here, Succeed Everywhere, an event planned by the college's admissions department. The day focused on all of the opportunities offered to students who start at SWCC and then transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Students learned how SWCC college credits transfer and what they need to be thinking about when selecting their college classes.The day featured two student panels--the first being a panel of current SWCC students and the second featuring a panel of SWCC graduates who are now at four-year colleges and universities. The day wrapped up with lunch at the Spartan Cafe and a scholarship drawing. Scholarship winners were Angelica Claytor from Creston and Carolina Ibarra from Creston (pictured below from left to right).
This is the second annual Start Here, Succeed Everywhere event.
