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Southwestern Community College

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School Notes:

• Within Arts & Sciences, you can earn the Associate of Arts (A.A.) degree or the Associate of Science (A.S.) degree. The A.A. degree is primarily a general education degree intended for transfer to a four-year institution. The A.S. degree is designed for students preparing to enter the job market, but may also transfer to a four-year institution.
• The objective of the Vocational/Technical programs is to provide instruction of a preparatory type in the development of basic skills, safety, technical knowledge, and related information for the purpose of preparing persons for employment.
• Student Support Service program offers academic support, counseling services and cultural enrichment activities to students who are first generation in college, low-income or have a disability.
• The focus of Educational Talent Search (ETS) is to encourage and assist students to reach their academic and personal goals by helping them stay in school, enroll in a post-secondary school of their choice or help them complete the GED.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Marshalltown rallies past Blackhawks (Keokuk Daily Gate City)
  posted on March 5, 2010 at 05:16:45 pm
  MARSHALLTOWN –– Marshalltown Community College erased a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat Southeastern Community College 72-58 in Tuesday’s NJCAA Region XI Division II women’s basketball quarterfinal game.
• SWCC Fall 2009 President’s List (Clarinda Herald-Journal)
  posted on March 5, 2010 at 05:00:49 pm
  Southwestern Community College of Creston, Iowa, has announced that 155 students have earned selection to the President’s List for the fall semester of 2009. A student must earn a grade point average of 3.50 or higher for 12 or more hours of college work for the semester based on a 4.0 grade average.
• Class 3-A boys basketball pairings announced (The Harlan Tribune)
  posted on March 5, 2010 at 03:44:39 pm
  HARLAN -- The Iowa High School Athletic Association released its official Class 3-A boys basketball district pairings this week, making Harlan Community the top seed in District 15.
• West Des Moines’ Katelyn Epperly retains ’Idol’ spot (The Des Moines Register)
  posted on March 5, 2010 at 10:12:38 am
  West Des Moines’ Katelyn Epperly survived another round of eliminations on "American Idol" Thursday night.
• Wind Energy Workshop in Creston March 5 (Atlantic News Telegraph)
  posted on February 2, 2010 at 03:48:37 pm
  A wind energy workshop will be held on March 5, at the Southwestern Community College in Creston, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The workshop is designed to provide wind energy development knowledge for residents, farming operations, schools and businesses. Participants will learn how to utilize wind turbines to provide all or part of their residential, business and farm operation energy needs and how to ...

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