Southwestern Community College

Creston, Iowa · Public

All 5 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Iowa high-school graduate (about $37,130/yr). Another 31 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,137
$30k to $48k	$8,440
$48k to $75k	$10,118
$75k to $110k	$12,444
$110k and up	$14,449
All families (average)	$9,871

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

5 of 36 programs could be assessed 14% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Iowa high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$41,170	+$4,040	clears the bar	$9,913	2.5 yrs	114
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$69,271	+$32,141	clears the bar	$9,500	0.3 yrs	68
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$74,624	+$37,494	clears the bar	$12,676	0.3 yrs	43
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,261	+$7,131	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$45,710	+$8,580	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Agricultural Business and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Animal Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Plant Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Carpenters	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Agricultural Production Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Sociology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
English	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($37,130/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.