College News

Published March 3, 2025 10:26 am

During late-2023, the college was awarded a CDL Infrastructure Grant through the Iowa Workforce Development in the amount of $665,000 to be used for building, purchasing, or remodeling CDL training infrastructure.

As part of the college’s ongoing master facilities planning process, options were explored and following an April 2024 board approval a 1,860 square foot addition was constructed on the south side of the Agricultural Sciences Center at the SWCC ag site, north of the Creston campus. The majority of the construction took place during summer and fall 2024.

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Published March 3, 2025 10:26 am

After a Hall of Fame coaching career spanning more than 40 years, adding a new career highlight to the top of the list can be a challenge.

But, when SWCC Head Softball Coach Danny Jensen received word he was this year’s winner of the BSN Sports #DunkdChallenge and the $10,000 grand prize that came with it, he knew he’d added another achievement to that list.

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Published March 3, 2025 10:25 am

Three SWCC School for Music Vocations’ students and two vocal groups were honored as 2024 DownBeat Magazine Student Music Award winners.

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Published March 3, 2025 10:25 am

The Community Colleges for Iowa celebrated the 2024 winners of the annual Community Colleges for Iowa Awards, including two Southwestern Community College (SWCC) employees pictured with Lindsay Stoaks (center), Regina Long (left) of Creston and Kim Oaks (right) of Murray, during a reception and dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, at the Des Moines Marriott in downtown Des Moines.

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Published March 3, 2025 10:24 am

During 2024, the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association (IADA) Foundation for Education awarded Southwestern Community College’s (SWCC’s) automotive programs a $4,761 grant to provide funds for equipment, tools, and program development.

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Published March 3, 2025 10:21 am

The new SWCC advertising campaign, We Are ONE, is now underway! Watch for ads, billboards, digital content, and social media posts utilizing the We Are ONE theme throughout 2025.

The theme is largely focused on some of the top reasons students list when asked why they feel connected and enjoy attending SWCC—for example the community atmosphere, small class sizes, and being called by name.

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Published March 3, 2025 10:17 am

During the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society’s 2024 Annual Convention, held April 4-6, 2024, at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, Lindsay Stoaks, Southwestern Community College (SWCC) president, was one of 24 college presidents honored with the Paragon Award for New Presidents. Stoaks, who was unable to attend the ceremony, received her medallion from the SWCC PTK officers during an informal gathering in the college’s Administration Center on Monday, May 6.

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Published March 3, 2025 10:05 am

The Highway 34 landscape on the western edge of Osceola is changing with the addition of the ORBIT (Osceola Regional Business and Industrial Technology Center), a $3.2 million project involving construction of an impressive 9,000 square foot training facility, made possible due to a partnership between the Clarke County Development Corporation (CCDC) and Southwestern Community College (SWCC).

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Published March 3, 2025 9:03 am

Southwestern Community College sophomore Franklin Pastorino has been named a 2025 Coca-Cola Academic Team Gold Scholar and will receive a $1,500 scholarship.

The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver, and 50 Bronze Scholars with nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Each scholar also receives a commemorative medallion.

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