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College of Eastern Idaho

Idaho Falls, Idaho Public 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, College of Eastern Idaho is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 3,013 students in fall 2024.

College of Eastern Idaho offers certificates and associate degrees across 23 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 411 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
3,013
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
411
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
23
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 23

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Health Professions 6
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Precision Production 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Engineering Technologies 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Construction Trades 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
308
Certificates under 1 year
2
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
101

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,013
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,013
Full-time, fall 2024
24%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,561
Full-time, 2024-25
20%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
69%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
1%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Lori Barber
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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