After the war, Swofford attended the American River College, a community college in Sacramento, received a Bachelor's degree in English from UC Davis, and earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
Swofford attended. This was after the war. The American River College received a Bachelor's degree in English from UC Davis. The American River College earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. The American River College was a community college in Sacramento.