Published August 29, 2025 2:27 pm
As reported late last week on KCCI-TV Des Moines, Southwestern Community College (SWCC) is ranked as the top Iowa community college in the Best Community Colleges – 2025 Study, by SmartAsset.
Published August 29, 2025 9:36 am
SWCC will host its annual Community Awareness Day on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, from 9-11 a.m., in the main hallway of the Instructional Center. A variety of community agencies will be on-hand to provide information to SWCC students and staff about the services they provide.
Published August 22, 2025 3:35 pm
Last week, Kelly Devitt, Southwestern Community College art instructor, was announced as a 2025-26 Iowa Artist Fellow by the Iowa Arts Council, and featured in the Iowa Arts & Culture digital newsletter.
Published August 13, 2025 3:43 pm
OSCEOLA, IOWA — Representatives from Southwestern Community College (SWCC) were on-hand in early-August, at Osceola Food, LLC, a local manufacturing facility owned by Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL), to sign four Osceola Food employees for SWCC’s applied engineering technology program.
Published August 8, 2025 10:24 am

BOARD OF DIRECTORS REGULAR MEETING
August 12, 2025
Southwestern Community College - Creston, Iowa
Published July 14, 2025 12:09 pm
Federal grant will boost student retention and graduation at
Southwestern Community College
CRESTON, IOWA— The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Southwestern Community College (SWCC) a federal TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant, totaling $1,625,255 at the end of the next five years, to improve college retention and graduation rates among low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities.