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Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, Iowa Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Iowa Western Community College is a public two-year institution based in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,540 students.

Iowa Western Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 57 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 1,388 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 57% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,540
Students enrolled
57%
First-year retention
1,388
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
57
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 57

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
Business, Management and Marketing 4
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 5
Health Professions 7
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Precision Production 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
Construction Trades 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Psychology 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Education 2
Engineering Technologies 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Communications Technologies 2
Communication and Journalism 2
English Language and Literature 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Social Sciences 1
  • Sociology Associate Online option 2 graduates
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Physical Sciences 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
57%
First-year retention, part-time students
42%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
706
Certificates under 1 year
423
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
259

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,540
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,540
Full-time, fall 2024
41%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,297
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
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
52%
Men
48%
White
58%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
14%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
51%
Students taking some online courses
24%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Dan Kinney
Services and opportunities
ROTC, 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

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