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Iowa Lakes Community College

Estherville, Iowa Public 2-year Remote town

Overview

Iowa Lakes Community College is a public two-year institution in Estherville, Iowa. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 1,945 students in fall 2024.

Iowa Lakes Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 52 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Agricultural Production Operations, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 413 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 61% 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
1,945
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
413
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
52
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 52

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
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 4
Health Professions 8
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Construction Trades 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Precision Production 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Education 1
Engineering Technologies 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Psychology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Communication and Journalism 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1

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
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
38%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
342
Certificates under 1 year
1
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
70

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,945
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,945
Full-time, fall 2024
35%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,194
Full-time, 2024-25
42%
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
53%
Men
47%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
36%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Scott Stokes
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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