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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Iowa Lakes Community College is ranked #2,116 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Iowa Lakes Community College held the #2,144 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 40 colleges in Iowa, Iowa Lakes Community College is ranked at #40.
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.
At Iowa Lakes Community College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 51%, 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,773 | $8,906 | $10,605 | $12,411 | $11,845 |
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 $5,282 a year. That adds up to $21,128 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Iowa Lakes Community College is 12.6%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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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/ |
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 2020-2021, 786 students took at least one online class at Iowa Lakes Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,037 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 786 | 262 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,037 | 203 |
| 2018-2019 | 714 | 272 |
| 2017-2018 | 723 | 247 |
| 2016-2017 | 751 | 302 |
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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