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Nursing at Southwestern Community College

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Southwestern Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SWCC is located in Creston, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,503.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

SWCC Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

SWCC Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at SWCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Southwestern Community College.

SWCC Nursing Associate’s Program

95% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 5% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 95% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at SWCC are white. Around 85% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Community College with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 34
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 40

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IA, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Registered Nurses 33,770 $59,130
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,670 $85,800
Nurse Practitioners 1,830 $106,290
Nursing Instructors and Professors 760 $80,490
Nurse Anesthetists 320 $209,130

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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