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Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Public 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Kirkwood Community College is a public two-year institution in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The campus sits in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 12,763 students.

Kirkwood Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 87 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Automobile, and Construction Management. It awarded 3,003 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
12,763
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
3,003
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
87
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 87

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
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 6
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Health Professions 15
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 9
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Precision Production 2
Engineering Technologies 7
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Construction Trades 3
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Communications Technologies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Engineering 1
Physical Sciences 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Education 2
Social Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Psychology 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
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
45%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,643
Certificates under 1 year
868
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
492

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
12,763
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,763
Full-time, fall 2024
32%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
17,335
Full-time, 2024-25
26%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 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
67%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
43%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Kristie Fisher
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, 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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