Located in Waterloo, Iowa, Hawkeye Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,120 students.
Hawkeye Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 51 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. It awarded 1,092 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
5,120
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
1,092
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
51
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 51
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
37%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
661
Certificates under 1 year
162
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
269
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
5,120
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,120
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,025
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 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
76%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
22%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Todd Holcomb
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization