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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS 

 

— over 45 programs to choose from. Graduates from college parallel curricula receive an Associ-

ate in Arts degree, while those from career-option programs receive an Associate in Science de-

gree. Students who complete vocational/technical programs receive an Associate in Applied Sci-

ence degree, diploma, or certificate. 

For students who have chosen the baccalaureate degree track, NCC is a smart place to start a 

college education. It is more affordable to enroll at NCC for two years and then to transfer to a 

four-year university. Small class sizes ensure personal attention needed to succeed. Instructors 

have excellent credentials, which include master’s and doctoral degrees. 

The vocational/technical programs prepare students in two years or less with skills needed in 

some of the largest and fastest-growing occupations. In addition to many well-known established 

programs, NCC offers four programs which cannot be found anywhere else in the state: power 

line, industrial instrumentation and control, advanced standing electrical technology, and heavy 

equipment. Instructors are eager to share their on-the-job experience with their students. 

NCC’s tuition is one of the lowest in Iowa. Financial aid is available in the forms of scholar-

ships, grants, loans, and work-study employment.  Over $100,000 of scholarship money is 

awarded annually from NCC’s Foundation. 

NCC graduates are in demand. Over the past five years, NCC’s total college employment rate 

has averaged 98 percent. Many of NCC’s highly skilled specialist programs have consistently had 

100 percent employment success for their graduates. The NCC Placement Office offers lifetime 

placement assistance for its graduates. 

Enrollment in credit programs is approximately 2,000. Additionally, NCC’s noncredit enroll-

ment annually exceeds 28,000 in career supplemental, preparatory continuing, and high school 

completion, which includes both GED and high school diploma. The college’s economic develop-

ment programs provide extensive training services to area businesses and industries.  

AREA V - IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

Daniel P. Kinney, Ed.D., president; Fort Dodge 50501; [phone]; 

www.iowacentral.edu 

Iowa Central Community College, which was organized in April 1966, merged the former pub-

lic junior colleges in Eagle Grove, Fort Dodge, and Webster City.  A college center is also located 

in Storm Lake. The college serves a nine-county area consisting of Buena Vista, Calhoun, 

Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster, and Wright Counties. Iowa Central has 

received accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The college 

offers a variety of programs — college parallel programs as well as five career-option programs, 

and 28 programs in applied sciences and technologies. Thirteen secondary career programs are 

offered in cooperation with local high schools. ICTN and ICN are the college’s telecommunica-

tions systems serving the major population centers and all school districts of Area V. Cooperative 

agreements with 31 schools in the nine-county area provide part-time educational programs for 

many adults. The college has an academic building at the Storm Lake center, a center on the 114-

acre site in Fort Dodge where 12 apartment-style student residence facilities are available, and 

buildings on a 15-acre site in Webster City. Graduates receive an Associate in Science degree 

from one of the five career-option programs; an Associate in Applied Science degree upon 

graduation from a program of two or more years in the applied sciences and technologies area; 

and a certification of graduation upon completion of an applied science and technology program 

of less than two years. Following 12 years of continuous growth, nearly 5,500 students were en-

rolled by fall 2006 and those students were taking more than 55,000 credit hours. 

AREA VI - IOWA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 

Dr. Christopher Duree, chancellor; Marshalltown 50158; [phone]; 

www.ivccd.com 

Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) operates Marshalltown Community College 

(MCC), Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls (ECC), and Iowa Valley Continuing Educa-

tion (IVCE). IVCCD serves more than 97,500 residents who live within its geographic bounda-

ries, as well as students who live outside the area but choose to enroll in its programs. 

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IVCCD is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and is ap-

proved by the Iowa Department of Education. MCC and ECC offer one-year certificate and di-

ploma programs and two-year associate degree programs in a variety of college transfer, prepro-

fessional, and technical career curricula. In addition, both colleges provide a wide array of student 

activities and athletic programs. The adult education programs and services provided by IVCE are 

numerous, and IVCE’s annual enrollment of about 40,000 is indicative of the scope and popular-

ity of its offerings. 

The IVCCD administrative office and the IVCE Conference Center are located in Marshall-

town on the campus shared with MCC. In addition to the Ellsworth campus in Iowa Falls, a satel-

lite center is located in Grinnell, the Workforce Development Center is located in Marshalltown, 

and the Education & Training Center is located in downtown Marshalltown. Because IVCCD is 

committed to meeting the needs of all communities within its geographic area, many programs 

and services are offered at other locations in cooperation with a variety of agencies and organiza-

tions. 

IVCCD takes pride in the many partnerships it has established with area businesses, industries, 

and organizations. The partnership for which IVCCD is best known involves economic develop-

ment efforts in support of area businesses and industries. IVCCD works with businesses and in-

dustries to secure Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training Agreements, which provide state funding for 

companies expanding and adding jobs to the local economy. It is a win-win situation for the dis-

trict (which also often provides the training necessary for new or retrained industrial employees), 

the businesses and industries that receive state support, and the communities in which the growth 

takes place. 

AREA VII - HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 

Greg Schmitz, president; Waterloo 50704; [phone]; 

www.hawkeyecollege.edu 

Hawkeye Community College was organized May 25, 1966, under the name Hawkeye Institute 

of Technology. In 1993, the institution became a comprehensive community college and became 

Hawkeye Community College. The college offers more than 45 applied science and technology 

programs and arts and sciences transfer programs.   

The main campus is located south of Waterloo.  The college is growing and expanding its edu-

cation programs and services.  Six area sites house credit and continuing education programs: the 

Center for Business and Community Education, Cedar Falls; Hawkeye Technology Access Cen-

ter, Cedar Falls; the Metro Center, Waterloo; the Martin Luther King Jr., Center, Waterloo; Inde-

pendence Center, Independence;  and the Waverly Center, Waverly.  

Hawkeye credit enrollment in 2008 was more than 5,800 students and the continuing education 

enrollment was more than 20,000.   

AREA IX - EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT 

Dr. Patricia Keir, chancellor; Davenport 52801; [phone]; 

www.eicc.edu 

The Eastern Iowa Community College District (EICCD) includes Clinton, Muscatine, and Scott 

Community Colleges and holds full 10-year accreditation from the North Central Association of 

Colleges and Schools. The colleges serve the area’s 270,000 residents from the main campuses in 

Clinton, Muscatine, and Bettendorf, the Kahl Educational Center, the Career Assistance Center, 

the Blong Technology Center and Urban Center in Davenport, the Clinton Community College 

Technology Center, and via facilities in Columbus Junction and Maquoketa, as well as from nu-

merous outreach locations. EICCD offers two-year Associate in Arts and Associate in Science 

college transfer programs; more than 50 certificate, diploma, and Associate in Applied Science 

career technology degree programs; and more than 4,500 continuing education offerings each 

year. Articulation agreements with area secondary schools and regional four-year colleges and 

universities provide students with many educational options. The district was organized on March 

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