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Southwestern Community College

Creston, Iowa·Public, 2-year·Plains·swcciowa.edu
6-yr Graduation
59%
—
Total enrollment
1,566
peer median 1,568
Avg net price
$9,871
+$2.2k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
59%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

7.6pp gap
Pell recipients
55%66 of 119
Non-Pell (all)
63%87 of 139
Subsidized loan, no Pell
73%11 of 15
No Federal Aid
61%76 of 124

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.6-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 43 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 40 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
43
Passing
3
7.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

43programs
  • Passing3 · 7.0%
  • No Data40 · 93.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
40

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+14.1%
$41,170 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+26.7%
$45,710 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+106.8%
$74,624 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
27%
$11,000 debt · $41,170 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$17,929 debt · $74,624 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$9,455 debt · $69,271 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1975Next review Aug 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 1

  1. Jun 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,137
$30–48k$8,440
$48–75k$10,118
$75–110k$12,444
$110k+$14,449

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$9,871
+$2,238vs Community College median $7,634
Federal loans
21.6%
In-state tuition
$8,064
Out-of-state
$8,316

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 499 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $2.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
499
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,518,592 total
Direct Loans
$2.2M
636 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$927K
304 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
318 loan awards
Parent PLUS$95K
14 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 354 borrowers who entered repayment, 13 (3.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.6%
+1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
354
Defaulted
13
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.0%
2017
18.0%
2018
14.3%
2019
3.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Swcciowa

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

241 total completions
01Liberal Arts
9439.0%
02Health Professions
3313.7%
03Education
2510.4%
04Construction Trades
218.7%
05Business
187.5%
06Mechanic
177.1%
07Agriculture
125.0%
08Security/Protective
83.3%
09Computer Sciences
72.9%
10Visual/Performing Arts
62.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
1,566
12-mo unduplicated
1,993
Undergraduate
1,993
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%749
Women
62%1,244

Race / ethnicity composition

White
80.4%
Hispanic
7.5%
Black
4.7%
Non-resident
3.8%
Two or more
1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Unknown
0.7%
Asian
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
125
78 M · 47 W
Women athletes
37.6%
Athletic aid
$318K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$190K
$129K
Recruiting expense
$6K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$13K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Baseball
41 M · —
$259K
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
29 M · 4 W
$96K
Basketball
10 M · 9 W
$180K
Softball
— · 16 W
$123K
Other Sports
3 M · 9 W
$82K
Golf
12 M · —
$71K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 1,633 students

3-year trend

1.302 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs10
    Liquor026

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    40

    Swcciowa vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Swcciowa selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectSouthwestern Community College
    		59%—1,566$9,871Community College
    North Iowa Area Community College
    		——2,662$10,010Community College
    Iowa Central Community College
    		——4,949$9,328Community College
    Western Nebraska Community College
    		——1,569$5,474Community College
    Fort Scott Community College
    		——1,376$5,586Community College
    Labette Community College
    		——1,426$5,939Community College
    Peer group median59%—1,568$7,634

    Institutions like Swcciowa

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Swcciowa's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    Frequently asked questions about Southwestern Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Swcciowa.

    What is the graduation rate at Southwestern Community College?

    Southwestern Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 59% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Southwestern Community College?

    Southwestern Community College reports a total enrollment of 1,566 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Southwestern Community College?

    The average net price at Southwestern Community College is $9,871 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Southwestern Community College located?

    Southwestern Community College is located in Creston, Iowa 50801.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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