The student population at Iowa Western Community College is 5,342 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,519 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.20 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,463 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 55.31% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,080 where 5,342 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.20 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Iowa Western CC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Iowa Western Community College since 2013.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-146,8612,8933,968
2014-156,547
-314
2,783
-110
3,764
-204
2015-166,472
-75
2,851
68
3,621
-143
2016-176,081
-391
2,648
-203
3,433
-188
2017-186,080
-1
2,691
43
3,389
-44
2018-195,962
-118
2,651
-40
3,311
-78
2019-205,977
15
2,607
-44
3,370
59
2020-215,791
-186
2,457
-150
3,334
-36
2021-225,684
-107
2,540
83
3,144
-190
2022-235,342
-342
2,425
-115
2,917
-227
Average6,0802,6553,425
Iowa Western Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 70.91%. The percentage was 77.76% 10 years ago and Iowa Western CC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.97% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.37% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Iowa Western Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1411689616435155,33517
2014-15103104651440194,9619
2015-169691604416194,56213
2016-174663408352154,03719
2017-187884642429174,4370
2018-19505935431173,6381
2019-207884547473144,2450
2020-217710657655264,2381
2021-228092579573164,1331
2022-2379105554550213,7880
Average8088553453154,3376
Iowa Western Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,463 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 55.31% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Iowa Western Community College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-156,5479421,4364,169
2015-166,4721,0351,4214,016
2016-176,0811,0261,4123,643
2017-186,0801,0071,9223,151
2018-195,9621,0521,6153,295
2019-205,9771,0472,0082,922
2020-215,7913,3909381,463
2021-225,6841,5212,0592,104
2022-235,3421,4631,9471,932
Average5,9931,3871,6402,966

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