Southwestern Community College
Instructional Center, Room #213
1501 W. Townline Street
Creston, IA 50801

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If you need accommodations for a disability, please contact SWCC's Coordinator of Disability Services at (641)782-1458. If a disability qualifies you for TRIO services, students are required to provide documenta tion of the disability to TRIO-SSS (unless documentation has been provided to the SWCC Disabilities Coor dinator). All documentation will be kept confidential. (optional)

You are a dependent student if you were born on or AFTER January 1, 2003 are single, have no children, or you are not a Veteran or on active duty in the Armed Forces, or as otherwise defined by FAFSA.

You are an independent student if you were born BEFORE January 1, 2003 are married, have a child, or you are a Veteran or on active duty in the Armed Forces, or as otherwise defined by FAFSA.

I understand the TRIO-Student Support Services program will use the data provided and it will be kept confidential. I release the following information to the SSS staff: high school transcripts, SAT/ACT scores, award notices, photo, FAFSA information and any other academic records pertaining to my enrollment.

*Completion of this application does not automatically make you a TRIO member. Please make an appointment for an initial interview.

It is the policy of Southwestern Community College not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, religion, political affiliation, and actual or potential family, parental, or marital status. If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact: Lana Bartmess, Direc- tor of Human Resources/Equity/Title IX Coordinator (faculty or staff), Southwestern Community College, 1501 W. Townline St., Creston, IA, 50801, phone: 641.782.1456, or email: TitleIXCoordinator@sweciowa.edu; Kim Bishop, Dean of Students/Deputy Title IX Coordinator (students), Southwestern Community College, 1501 W. Townline St., Creston, IA, 50801, phone: 641.782.1413; or email: TitleIXCoordina- tor@swcciowa.edu; or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO, 80204-3582, phone: 303.844.5695, fax: 303.844.4303, TDD: 800.877.8339, or email: OCR.Denver@ed.gov.

TRIO-Student Support Services is 100% federally funded for $325,051 by the U.S. Department of Ed. Updated 02/04/2026

This summer, we are offering new TRIO-SSS members a Sum- mer Bridge program that includes a section of the College Expe- rience course that is required for most degrees at SWCC. It will be held July 27-August 7, 2026, from 9:00-11:00 each day.

• If you pass the course with a "C" or above, SWCC will pay the tuition for the 1 credit. You pay only the associated fee, which is $13 as of this date.
• Our course is 10 days, rather than twice per week for 8 weeks as the other sections are!
• If successful, you will have 1 credit complete before the Fall semester begins and you can implement the strategies you learn right away.
• You will be getting a jump start on taking advantage of other TRIO opportunities!

You will receive additional information from us regarding this class over the summer. Please note that you do not need to participate in Summer Bridge to be a TRIO-SSS member. This is just a bonus of membership.