Published April 1, 2026 2:56 pm
Calling ALL future Spartans!
We can't wait to have you here at Southwestern. We're sure you and your family are planning for your high school graduation and the party that goes with it.
Published March 31, 2026 4:42 pm
Southwestern Community College (SWCC) career and technical education students came home from the Iowa SkillsUSA Championships held in Des Moines at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, on March 6, 2026, with five students earning gold medal finishes and earning rights to compete at National SkillsUSA competition early this summer.
Published March 31, 2026 9:50 am
Approximately 25 SWCC faculty and staff members attended the Iowa Community College Online Consortium Spring Conference in Ankeny from March 22-24, 2026.
Published March 31, 2026 9:34 am
Southwestern Community College (SWCC) officials will celebrate breaking ground for the college’s newest trades facility at 10 a.m., on Thursday, April 23, 2026, on the east side of the existing Technical Center I, on the Creston campus.
Published March 25, 2026 2:50 pm
Two students elected to national office
CRESTON, Iowa — Students in agricultural programs at Southwestern Community College (SWCC) recently represented the college at the 2026 National Professional Agricultural Student Organization (PAS) Conference in Branson, Missouri, where they competed in national contests, participated in professional development workshops, and earned major leadership honors.
Published March 13, 2026 1:49 pm
Four Southwestern Community College (SWCC) students from SWCC’s business and information technology department participated in competition with their peers during the Iowa Business Professionals of America (BPA) 2026 Spring Leadership Conference at the Sheraton Hotel in West Des Moines, February 15-16, 2026.
Published March 13, 2026 11:07 am
The Southwestern Community College (SWCC) board of directors held its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., in the Administration Center board room.
Published March 12, 2026 4:49 pm
Representatives from Southwestern Community College’s (SWCC’s) nursing program traveled to the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 3, for the 2026 Community College Day on the Hill, from 7:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Published March 10, 2026 3:03 pm
UPDATED 03.24.26--We are less than one month away from the first-ever SWCC Out of the Darkness Walk, in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, on April 23, 2026, at 6 p.m., during SWCC's Pay it Forward (PIF) Week. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., on the east side of the Student Center, with activities, giveaways, and a guest speaker with a story of survival and resilience.
Bring a photo or write a note to hang on the Wall of Hope & Remembrance to honor those who have battled mental illness. Make-and-take aroma therapy bracelets, caricatures, temporary tattoos, honor beads, cookies, drinks, and on-site activities will be available. At 6 p.m., we will begin the walk heading first to the gazebo north of the SWCC ag site, and ending with a walk south through luminaries lit on the sidewalks throughout SWCC's student housing.
To-date, there are 50 walkers registered for the SWCC walk. We would love to see the number grow. If you raise at least $100 for the cause, you will earn a FREE event T-shirt.
Help us bring awareness to mental health and suicide prevention efforts!
Questions may be directed to Terri Higgins or Lauren England, event coordinators.
Published March 10, 2026 2:54 pm
Two Southwestern Community College (SWCC) students—Amanda Malone of Redding and Jimena De Leon of Guatemala—were honored as members of the 2026 Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society All-Iowa Academic Team during an awards banquet held on Monday, March 2, 2026, at Curate in Des Moines.