Iowa Community Colleges where Students Complete in Time

Northwest Iowa Community College has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 64% last year.

North Iowa Area Community College with 54% and Southwestern Community College with 52% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Iowa Community Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 500 students.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $7,020 and graduate tuition & fees is - for the academic year 2023-2024.

Table. Iowa Community Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-
Northwest Iowa Community College Sheldon, IAPublic, 2-4 year 64.00%
2.33%
$7,410
($7,110)
---1,81115 to 1
2
-
North Iowa Area Community College Mason City, IAPublic, 2-4 year 54.00%
0.71%
$9,245
($6,436)
---2,47921 to 1
3
1
Southwestern Community College Creston, IAPublic, 2-4 year 52.00%
4.69%
$6,720
($6,510)
---1,58117 to 1
4
1
Northeast Iowa Community College Calmar, IAPublic, 2-4 year 48.00%
0.91%
$7,470
($6,600)
---4,35515 to 1
5
5
Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IAPublic, 2-4 year 42.00%
4.33%
$5,186
($5,042)
---5,15013 to 1
6
1
Eastern Iowa Community College District Davenport, IAPublic, 2-4 year 39.00%
0.85%
$6,288
($4,680)
---7,14520 to 1
7
6
Southeastern Community College West Burlington, IAPublic, 2-4 year 38.00%
2.50%
$6,450
($6,450)
---2,47612 to 1
8
1
Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge, IAPublic, 2-4 year 37.00%
0.72%
$7,668
($5,376)
---5,05819 to 1
8
5
Iowa Lakes Community College Estherville, IAPublic, 2-4 year 37.00%
13.00%
$7,644
($7,196)
---1,96014 to 1
10
4
Indian Hills Community College Ottumwa, IAPublic, 2-4 year 36.00%
4.91%
$6,120
($4,872)
---3,36115 to 1
Average44.70%$7,020
($6,027)
---3,53816 to 1