Kirkwood Community College offers 126 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 13 major programs - 3 Certificate and 10 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $5,980 for Iowa residents and $7,968 for out-of-state students.

Total 2,795 students out of total 12,406 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 854 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Kirkwood Community College is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameKirkwood Community College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA
Online Students2,795 Enrolled Online Exclusively
3,732 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$5,980
Out-of-State$7,968
Student to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)
Online Degree Programs
Total13 Programs
Certificate3 Programs
Associates10 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Kirkwood Community College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Iowa residents, the tuition & fees are $5,980 and $7,968 for non-Iowa residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $210 for Iowa residents and $281 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$5,380$5,140$5,308$5,700$5,980
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$6,970$6,736$7,072$7,604$7,968
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$176$180$186$200$210
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$229$237$249$268$281

Online Programs By Area of Study

Kirkwood Community College offers 126 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 13 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Certificates, 10 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs310NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs5472NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
JournalismNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/TechnicianONLY IN CLASSROOM 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Legal Assistant/ParalegalNOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 660 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
PsychologyNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
SociologyNOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business Administration and Management35 102 NOT OFFERED
Accounting22 11 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Kirkwood Community College, there are 12,406 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,527 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,795 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,732 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment12,406
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,795
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,732
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,879

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 2,795 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,660 Iowa Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 128 students living in the U.S. States other than Iowa, and 5 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,795
Iowa Resident2,660
Other State In U.S.130
Outside of U.S.5
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses2,795
Degree/Certificate Seeking1,639
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking1,156

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