About 29.8 percent of the 426 degrees and certificates handed out by Southwestern Community College in 2017-18 were to students in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Creston conferred 127 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate’s degree in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 126 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 50 certificates in licensed practical/vocational nurse training and 46 associate’s degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse.
The college enrolled 1,547 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.
| Program | Associates degrees | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 126 | – | 126 | |
| General Studies | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 127 | – | 127 | 29.8 |
| Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training | – | 50 | 50 | |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 46 | – | 46 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 46 | 50 | 96 | 22.5 |
| Carpentry/Carpenter | 3 | 22 | 25 | |
| Electrician | 9 | 15 | 24 | |
| Construction Trades total | 12 | 37 | 49 | 11.5 |
| Welding Technology/Welder | 6 | 41 | 47 | |
| Precision Production total | 6 | 41 | 47 | 11 |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 6 | 14 | 20 | |
| Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total | 14 | 27 | 41 | 9.6 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 11 | 11 | 22 | |
| Accounting | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | – | – | – | |
| Management Information Systems, General | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 14 | 12 | 26 | 6.1 |
| Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | – | – | – | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 21 | – | 21 | 4.9 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 1 | 10 | 11 | |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 4 | 10 | 14 | 3.3 |
| Music, General | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 5 | – | 5 | 1.2 |
