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Iowa Lakes Community College is ranked #1,893 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Iowa Lakes Community College held the #2,116 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Iowa Lakes Community College is also ranked #37 out of 37 schools in Iowa.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Iowa Lakes Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Iowa Lakes Community College is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Iowa Lakes Community College is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Iowa Lakes Community College this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,288 undergraduates at Iowa Lakes Community College with 844 being full-time and 1,444 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,338 | $10,971 | $11,892 | $14,563 | $15,196 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Iowa Lakes Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Iowa Lakes Community College, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $5,816 a year. That adds up to $23,264 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Iowa Lakes Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 19 S 7Th St, Estherville, IA 51334-2295 |
| Phone: | 712-362-2601 |
| Website: | www.iowalakes.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 145 | NA |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 18 | NA |
| Nursing | 13 | NA |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 11 | NA |
| Agricultural Production | 10 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 10 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 10 | NA |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 9 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 9 | NA |
| Carpentry | 8 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 927 students took at least one online class at Iowa Lakes Community College. This is an increase from the 786 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 927 | 332 |
| 2021-2022 | 786 | 262 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,037 | 203 |
| 2018-2019 | 723 | 247 |
Learn more about online learning at Iowa Lakes Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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