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Southwestern Community College
Creston, IA · Public · 729 students · mostly certificate degrees
8th-cheapest of 68 Iowa colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$9,871
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$16,951
Graduation rate
59%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$40,129
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$10,975
Pell grant recipients
24%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
92 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree25 grads/yr$74,987Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree43 grads/yr$74,624Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma77 grads/yr$69,271Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree39 grads/yr$55,008Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree11 grads/yr$45,710Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree41 grads/yr$45,261Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree20 grads/yr$44,951Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma37 grads/yr$44,261Business Administration and Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma103 grads/yr$42,252General Studies · Associate's Degree126 grads/yr$41,953General Studies · Associate's Degree113 grads/yr$41,170Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma20 grads/yr$27,538
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.