Iowa Western Community College earned 21 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 7 in the top 10% and 12 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #3 of 179 in Highest Paid Graduates for Culinary Arts, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 21 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 2
Highest placement: #3 of 179, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 131
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Iowa Western Community College Earned?
Iowa Western Community College holds 21 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics or online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
2
Top 10%
7
Top 15%
12
Total
21
What Is Iowa Western Community College Known For?
Iowa Western Community College is best known for Mechanic & Repair Technologies: 4 of its 16 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Culinary Arts, Heating, Ventilation, Air & Cooling and Vehicle Maintenance & Repair.
How Does Iowa Western Community College Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Iowa Western Community College earned 5 badges; its highest placement is #390 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Iowa Western Community College appears in 131 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team