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  • Southwestern Community College
    Instructional Center, Room #213
    1501 W. Townline Street
    Creston, IA 50801
  • Please print and use a pen.
  • Date:
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Birthdate:
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Format: (000) 000-0000.
  • Is this a cell phone?
  • May we use your cell phone number to text you important information?
  • Marital Status:
  • Former TRIO TS or Upward Bound member?
  • U.S. Citizen:
  • If not, are you a permanent resident of the U.S.?
  • Degree earned:
  • High School Graduation Date:
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Have you attended any college (including SWCC) before now?
  • College Degree(s) earned:
  • What race(s) do you most closely identify with?
  • Do you identify as
  • Do either of the parents/guardians that you lived with have a four-year Bachelor's degree?
  • Over
  • Have you completed your FAFSA application?
  • Are you currently or will you receive a Pell Grant?
  • Are you planning to earn a degree at SWCC?
  • Do you plan to transfer to a 4-year institution to earn a Bachelor's degree?
  • Do you have a documented physical, mental, or learning disability?
  • 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 documentation of the disability to TRIO-SSS (unless documentation has been provided to the SWCC Disabilities Coordinator). All documentation will be kept confidential. (optional)
  • Are you receiving services from Voc. Rehab.?
  • Dependent Student:
  • 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.
  • Independent Student:
  • 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.
  • Date
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • Date
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    2 digit month, 2 digit day, 4 digit year
  • If you have questions or complaints related to compliance with this policy, please contact: Lana Bartmess, Director 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@swcciowa.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: TitleIXCoordinator@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 02/06/2026
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