by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Western Iowa Tech Community College was awarded 24 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Western Iowa Tech Community College is ranked #1,237 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Western Iowa Tech Community College held the #1,303 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 37 colleges in Iowa, Western Iowa Tech Community College is ranked at #32.
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Western Iowa Tech Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Western Iowa Tech Community College, this ratio is 13 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Western Iowa Tech Community College is 24%. This is lower 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 Western Iowa Tech Community College this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,360 undergraduates at Western Iowa Tech Community College with 1,707 being full-time and 3,653 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,984 | $6,873 | $9,656 | $11,150 | $9,880 |
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 Western Iowa Tech 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 Western Iowa Tech Community College, approximately 74% of students took out student loans averaging $4,723 a year. That adds up to $18,892 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Western Iowa Tech Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 4647 Stone Ave, Sioux City, IA 51102-5199 |
| Phone: | 712-274-8733 |
| Website: | https://www.witcc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 516 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 140 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 96 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 94 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 93 | NA |
| Nursing | 89 | NA |
| Information Technology | 64 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 51 | NA |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 47 | NA |
| Accounting | 46 | 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, 4,483 students took at least one online class at Western Iowa Tech Community College. This is an increase from the 4,275 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,483 | 1,673 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,275 | 1,579 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,815 | 1,688 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,529 | 1,509 |
Learn more about online learning at Western Iowa Tech 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.
References
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