Iowa Central Community College
Iowa Central Community College at a Glance
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About Iowa Central Community College
According to Wikipedia, Iowa Central Community College is a public community college in Fort Dodge, Iowa, with satellite campuses in Webster City and Storm Lake. History The college was organized in 1966 on the foundation of three area junior colleges which had been operating since the 1920s by the local public school systems. These three colleges were in Fort Dodge, organized in 1921; Webster City, 1926; and Eagle Grove, 1928. Iowa Central came into being as a result of the Area School Act passed by Iowa's 61st General Assembly. The legislation authorized two or more county school systems to merge to form an area community college. Nine counties combined to create Iowa Central: Buena Vista, Calhoun, Greene, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Sac, Webster and Wright. The resulting Merged Area V has some 28,000 students in 31 public school districts. In 1971, a fourth center was added with the completion of a new building in Storm Lake. The Storm Lake Center originally was established to serve 12 public and private school systems in Buena Vista County as a secondary career education center. In the ensuing years, the Storm Lake Center has been expanded so that now it offers the full range of community college programs.
Iowa Central Community College's Online Degrees
Associate of Professional Studies in Health Care Administration
- Required Credits: 66
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Securing Information Technology
- Required Credits: 61
- Format: Fully online
Iowa Central Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 52% | 41% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Iowa Central Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $7,050 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $11,443 |
| 30K - 48K | $10,604 |
| 48K - 75K | $11,135 |
| 75K - 110K | $13,746 |
| 110K+ | $17,199 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Iowa Central Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Iowa Central Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,039 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Iowa Central Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 5,737 | 5,737 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Iowa Central Community College?
Iowa Central Community College is located at One Triton Circle, Fort Dodge, IA 50501.
How Safe is Iowa Central Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Iowa Central Community College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Iowa Central Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.06% and a property crime rate of 0.04%. Fort Dodge has a violent crime rate of 1.08% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.28%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Iowa Central Community College Known For?
Iowa Central Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Social Work
- Criminal Justice
- History
- Sociology
- Communications
- Medical
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Nursing
- Political Science
- Education
Iowa Central Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Iowa Central Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Iowa Central Community College ranks #396 in the U.S. and #991 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #406 in the U.S. and #754 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #901 in the U.S. and #2802 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #921 in the U.S. and #3106 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #1523 in the U.S. and #5721 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #1796 in the U.S. and #6185 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #2116 in the U.S. and #6659 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #2254 in the U.S. and #8174 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #2380 in the U.S. and #9131 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #2788 in the U.S. and #11872 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #2886 in the U.S. and #7813 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #2997 in the U.S. and #12320 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesIowa Central Community College ranks #3323 in the U.S. and #12331 worldwide for influence in Education.
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