Iowa Western Community College
Iowa Western Community College at a Glance
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About Iowa Western Community College
According to Wikipedia, Iowa Western Community College is a public community college in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It was founded in 1967 and offers 84 programs in both vocational and technical areas as well as in liberal arts. It is also home to a flight school.
Iowa Western Community College's Online Degrees
AAS in Computers
Degree Concentrations
- Application & Web Programming
- Cyber Security Technology
- Web Design and Development
- Required Credits: 66
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Iowa Western Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 57% | 44% |
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 Western Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $7,050 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $14,791 |
| 30K - 48K | $14,258 |
| 48K - 75K | $15,004 |
| 75K - 110K | $17,524 |
| 110K+ | $20,335 |
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 Western Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Iowa Western Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $46,335 a year, and 90% 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 Western 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 |
|---|---|
| 9,015 | 9,015 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Iowa Western Community College?
Iowa Western Community College is located at 2700 College Rd, Council Bluffs, IA 51503-1057.
How Safe is Iowa Western Community College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Iowa Western 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 Western Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.05% and a property crime rate of 0.13%. Council Bluffs has a violent crime rate of 0.42% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.47%. 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 Western Community College Known For?
Iowa Western Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Social Work
- Mathematics
- Chemistry
- Engineering
- Literature
- Medical
- Communications
- Computer Science
- Psychology
- Criminal Justice
- Education
Iowa Western Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Iowa Western 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 Western Community College ranks #618 in the U.S. and #1508 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesIowa Western Community College ranks #1157 in the U.S. and #4477 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesIowa Western Community College ranks #1269 in the U.S. and #5165 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesIowa Western Community College ranks #1811 in the U.S. and #8754 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesIowa Western Community College ranks #1911 in the U.S. and #5974 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesIowa Western Community College ranks #2206 in the U.S. and #7700 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesIowa Western Community College ranks #2349 in the U.S. and #8648 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesIowa Western Community College ranks #2468 in the U.S. and #9417 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesIowa Western Community College ranks #2773 in the U.S. and #7373 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesIowa Western Community College ranks #3190 in the U.S. and #6764 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesIowa Western Community College ranks #3525 in the U.S. and #13123 worldwide for influence in Education.
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