Iowa Central Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a self-contained town.

Overview

Iowa Central Community College was founded in 1966. It is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Apart from its main campus, the college also has satellite campuses in Storm Lake and Webster City. This community college offers a wide variety of degrees and certificate programs in diverse areas of study. Some of the academic departments of the college are the department of business, transportation technology, industrial technology and language arts, humanities and social sciences.

Iowa Central also offers several scholarship programs for its students. The college includes a number of on-campus student organizations, such as the Student Senate, Multicultural Student Union, Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, and many more.

Iowa Central's athletics teams participate in a wide variety of sports like baseball, cross country, volleyball, basketball, rodeo, soccer, track and field, swimming, wrestling, softball, golf and football, which are nicknamed the Tritons.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High male/female ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,733 in 2009-2010 (4,090 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 82% of the student body. About 5% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Iowa Central Community College provides on-campus housing for 1,052 of its 4,090 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (5 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (52 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Logistics and Materials Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (26 awarded)

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (30 awarded)

• Carpentry/Carpenter

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (1 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (27 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (10 awarded)

• Community Organization and Advocacy

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (5 awarded)

• Turf and Turfgrass Management

LIBERAL ARTS (364 awarded)

• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (65 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician
• Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology

MEDIA (10 awarded)

• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (63 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (159 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (10 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PRODUCTION TRADES (11 awarded)

• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Chemical Technology/Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (34 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

TRANSPORTATION (2 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology