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Iowa Central Community College

Fort Dodge, Iowa Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Iowa Central Community College is a public two-year institution based in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 4,949 students in fall 2024.

Iowa Central Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 75 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Welding Technology. It awarded 1,308 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 52% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,949
Students enrolled
52%
First-year retention
1,308
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
75
Programs and majors
19:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 75

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 2
Health Professions 10
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 7
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Precision Production 3
Construction Trades 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 5
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Education 5
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Engineering Technologies 2
Communication and Journalism 3
Psychology 1
Communications Technologies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Engineering 1
English Language and Literature 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 2
Social Sciences 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
52%
First-year retention, part-time students
39%
Student-to-faculty ratio
19:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
862
Certificates under 1 year
207
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
239

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,949
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,949
Full-time, fall 2024
54%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,039
Full-time, 2024-25
50%
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
57%
Men
43%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
14%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
11
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
21%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Jesse Ulrich
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, 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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